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went to town

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

Meaning of go to town

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To proceed enthusiastically, vigorously, or expertly.
    • She really went to town with the party preparations.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, to, town.
    • Pa went to town to buy a new plough.
    Synonyms:
    go to work

Questions about went to town

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

Words near went to town in the dictionary

  1. went to the toilet
  2. went to the trouble
  3. went to the wall
  4. went to the washroom
  5. went to the well
  6. went to town
  7. went to town on
  8. went to war
  9. went to waste
  10. went to water
  11. went to work

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