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went the way of the dinosaurs

went the way of the dinosaurs is the simple past of go the way of the dinosaurs.

Meaning of go the way of the dinosaurs

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to become a thing of the past.
    • Washboards went the way of the dinosaurs when washing machines became commonplace.
    Antonyms:
    catch on

Questions about went the way of the dinosaurs

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

Words near went the way of the dinosaurs in the dictionary

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

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