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went to the trouble

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

Meaning of go to the trouble

Verb

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

  1. To make an effort.
    • I hope you like your shirt- I went to a lot of trouble to find it.

Questions about went to the trouble

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

Words near went to the trouble in the dictionary

  1. went to the mattresses
  2. went to the polls
  3. went to the restroom
  4. went to the scaffold
  5. went to the toilet
  6. went to the trouble
  7. went to the wall
  8. went to the washroom
  9. went to the well
  10. went to town
  11. went to town on

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