go to water in English

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

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

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    {
      "form": "goes to water",
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    },
    {
      "form": "going to water",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went to water",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone to water",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "go<goes,,went,gone> to water"
      },
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          "text": "Cooper, Erin, Powell, Meg, Bovill, Monte (2022 December 9) “Robbins Island wind farm proposal approved on condition of 5-month annual shutdown due to orange-bellied parrots”, in ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation: “There's absolutely no doubt this company will appeal the decision of the Tasmanian EPA, and there is no doubt the EPA will go to water. There's also no doubt the federal government will go to water.”"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give up under threat or pressure."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ],
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        ],
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          "pressure",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) To give up under threat or pressure."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "go to water"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "goes to water",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going to water",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went to water",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone to water",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "go<goes,,went,gone> to water"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        {
          "text": "Cooper, Erin, Powell, Meg, Bovill, Monte (2022 December 9) “Robbins Island wind farm proposal approved on condition of 5-month annual shutdown due to orange-bellied parrots”, in ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation: “There's absolutely no doubt this company will appeal the decision of the Tasmanian EPA, and there is no doubt the EPA will go to water. There's also no doubt the federal government will go to water.”"
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        "To give up under threat or pressure."
      ],
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        "(informal) To give up under threat or pressure."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "go to water"
}

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"go to water" meaning in English

Verb