"go one's way" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes one's way [present, singular, third-person], going one's way [participle, present], went one's way [past], gone one's way [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> one's way}} go one's way (third-person singular simple present goes one's way, present participle going one's way, simple past went one's way, past participle gone one's way)
  1. (figurative or literally) To set forth on a path; to depart. Tags: figuratively, literally Translations (to set forth on a path; to depart): mennä menojaan (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-go_one's_way-en-verb--Xc0ONjo Disambiguation of 'to set forth on a path; to depart': 98 2
  2. To go favorably for one. (of an event, circumstance, etc.) Related terms: go one's own way, go one's ways Translations (to go favorably for one): mennä hyvin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-go_one's_way-en-verb-qOZ~Yugl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'to go favorably for one': 2 98

Alternative forms

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