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went on holiday

went on holiday is the simple past of go on holiday.

Meaning of go on holiday

Verb

go on holiday (third-person singular simple present goes on holiday, present participle going on holiday, simple past went on holiday, past participle gone on holiday)

  1. (UK) To experience a period of time away from home, school, or business in order to relax or travel.

Questions about went on holiday

What is went on holiday the simple past of?
Went on holiday is the simple past of go on holiday.

Words near went on holiday in the dictionary

  1. went off the reservation
  2. went off the rez
  3. went on
  4. went on by
  5. went on fire
  6. went on holiday
  7. went on one's merry way
  8. went on record
  9. went on strike
  10. went on the account
  11. went on the mitch

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