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went out with the ark

went out with the ark is the simple past of go out with the ark.

Meaning of go out with the ark

Verb

go out with the ark (third-person singular simple present goes out with the ark, present participle going out with the ark, simple past went out with the ark, past participle gone out with the ark)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) To become obsolete.
  2. (humorous, idiomatic) To become old-fashioned.

Questions about went out with the ark

What is went out with the ark the simple past of?
Went out with the ark is the simple past of go out with the ark.

Words near went out with the ark in the dictionary

  1. went out like a light
  2. went out of one's way
  3. went out on a limb
  4. went out swinging
  5. went out with a bang
  6. went out with the ark
  7. went over
  8. went over as well as a lead balloon
  9. went over like a lead balloon
  10. went over like a lead zeppelin
  11. went over someone's head

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