go back a long way in English

Forms: goes back a long way [present, singular, third-person], going back a long way [participle, present], went back a long way [past], gone back a long way [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> back a long way}} go back a long way (third-person singular simple present goes back a long way, present participle going back a long way, simple past went back a long way, past participle gone back a long way)

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        "To have known each other for a long time."
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          "word": "go way back"
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  "word": "go back a long way"
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    {
      "form": "goes back a long way",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went back a long way",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone back a long way",
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"go back a long way" meaning in English

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