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went the way of all the earth

went the way of all the earth is the simple past of go the way of all the earth.

Meaning of go the way of all the earth

Verb

go the way of all the earth (third-person singular simple present goes the way of all the earth, present participle going the way of all the earth, simple past went the way of all the earth, past participle gone the way of all the earth)

  1. (poetic) To die.

Questions about went the way of all the earth

What is went the way of all the earth the simple past of?
Went the way of all the earth is the simple past of go the way of all the earth.

Words near went the way of all the earth in the dictionary

  1. went the entire animal
  2. went the entire swine
  3. went the extra mile
  4. went the route
  5. went the way of
  6. went the way of all the earth
  7. went the way of the dinosaurs
  8. went the way of the dodo
  9. went the way of the dodo bird
  10. went the whole hog
  11. went the whole pile

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