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went to the ends of the earth

went to the ends of the earth is the simple past of go to the ends of the earth.

Meaning of go to the ends of the earth

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To do everything possible to achieve something.
    • Near-synonyms: go to great lengths, bend over backwards

Questions about went to the ends of the earth

What is went to the ends of the earth the simple past of?
Went to the ends of the earth is the simple past of go to the ends of the earth.

Words near went to the ends of the earth in the dictionary

  1. went to the bathroom
  2. went to the bow-wows
  3. went to the country
  4. went to the devil
  5. went to the dogs
  6. went to the ends of the earth
  7. went to the ends of the world
  8. went to the goat's house for wool
  9. went to the mat
  10. went to the mats
  11. went to the mattresses

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