go to pieces in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "goes to pieces",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "went to pieces",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone to pieces",
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "To become very upset or emotional, to have a breakdown."
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        "To deteriorate, get much worse, fall apart."
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        [
          "fall apart",
          "fall apart"
        ]
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  "word": "go to pieces"
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    },
    {
      "form": "went to pieces",
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    },
    {
      "form": "gone to pieces",
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        "To become very upset or emotional, to have a breakdown."
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          "deteriorate"
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          "fall apart",
          "fall apart"
        ]
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  ],
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}

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"go to pieces" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms