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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go nowhere en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.
    • The negotiations went nowhere.
    • The 20 miles [from Okehampton] to Bere Alston, via the growing town of Tavistock, is crying out to be reopened for many reasons, but it is unlikely to happen any time soon. Returning just the six miles from Bere Alston to Tavistock has been mooted, but again it seems to be going nowhere very slowly. 2025 November 12, 'Mystery Shopper', “Is Devon the cream of the crop?”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 47:
    • This project is going nowhere.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
went nowhere Tense=Past lexicographic
get nowhere alternative lexicographic
goes nowhere Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
going nowhere Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gone nowhere Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

tread water

Synonyms

go nowhere fast