go the way of in English

Audio: en-au-go the way of.ogg

[Australia] Forms: goes the way of [present, singular, third-person], going the way of [participle, present], went the way of [past], gone the way of [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

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    {
      "form": "went the way of",
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          "text": "Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs [i.e. become extinct, or fallen out of common use]."
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        "To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as."
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        "(idiomatic) To end up the same way as; to undergo the same fate as."
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      "word": "go the way of the dinosaurs"
    },
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      "word": "go the way of the dodo"
    }
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        "third-person"
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went the way of",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "gone the way of",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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"go the way of" meaning in English

Verb