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went on the account

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

Meaning of go on the account

Verb

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

  1. To become a pirate; to join a pirating or filibustering expedition.
    • And as for serving under Goffe, I hope it is no new thing for gentlemen of fortune who are going on the account, to change a Captain now and then?1822, Walter Scott, The Pirate

Questions about went on the account

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

Words near went on the account in the dictionary

  1. went on fire
  2. went on holiday
  3. went on one's merry way
  4. went on record
  5. went on strike
  6. went on the account
  7. went on the mitch
  8. went on the scout
  9. went on vacation
  10. went one better
  11. went one's own way

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