go off at halfcock in English

Forms: goes off at halfcock [present, singular, third-person], going off at halfcock [participle, present], went off at halfcock [past], gone off at halfcock [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> off at halfcock}} go off at halfcock (third-person singular simple present goes off at halfcock, present participle going off at halfcock, simple past went off at halfcock, past participle gone off at halfcock)

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      "form": "went off at halfcock",
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      "form": "gone off at halfcock",
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"go off at halfcock" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms