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went without saying

went without saying is the simple past of go without saying.

Meaning of go without saying

Verb

go without saying (third-person singular simple present goes without saying, present participle going without saying, simple past went without saying, past participle gone without saying)

  1. (idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.
    • It goes without saying that our volunteers love their work.

Questions about went without saying

What is went without saying the simple past of?
Went without saying is the simple past of go without saying.

Words near went without saying in the dictionary

  1. went with the flow of traffic
  2. went with the territory
  3. went with the turf
  4. went with the wind
  5. went without
  6. went without saying
  7. went wrong
  8. Wentbridge
  9. wente
  10. wenten
  11. Wentes

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