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went to the polls

went to the polls is the simple past of go to the polls.

Meaning of go to the polls

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To vote.

Questions about went to the polls

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

Words near went to the polls in the dictionary

  1. went to the ends of the world
  2. went to the goat's house for wool
  3. went to the mat
  4. went to the mats
  5. went to the mattresses
  6. went to the polls
  7. went to the restroom
  8. went to the scaffold
  9. went to the toilet
  10. went to the trouble
  11. went to the wall

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