"boldly go where no man has gone before" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-boldly go where no man has gone before.ogg [Australia] Forms: boldly goes where no man has gone before [present, singular, third-person], boldly going where no man has gone before [participle, present], boldly went where no man has gone before [past], boldly gone where no man has gone before [participle, past]
Etymology: A line from the opening sequence of the Star Trek TV series. Head templates: {{en-verb|boldly go<goes,,went,gone> where no man has gone before}} boldly go where no man has gone before (third-person singular simple present boldly goes where no man has gone before, present participle boldly going where no man has gone before, simple past boldly went where no man has gone before, past participle boldly gone where no man has gone before)
  1. (idiomatic) To break new ground. Wikipedia link: Where no man has gone before Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Star Trek

Inflected forms

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