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go without saying en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Calque of French aller sans dire.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, impersonal) To not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.
   • It goes without saying that our volunteers love their work.
   • It almost goes without saying that the train is fully soundproofed, with double-glazed windows and highly efficient air-conditioning by the British firm of J. Stone. 1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 141:

Forms

Relateds

needless to say · self-explanatory · stand to reason

Translations (60)

hu mondani sem kell (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · mk се подра́збира (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es estar de más decirlo (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · ja 言うまでもない (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · sh подразумијéвати се (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · cy 'does dim rhaid dweud (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · cmn 不言而喻 (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · oc anar-se'n tot medish (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · ru разуме́ется (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · is það er ekki nema sjálfsagt (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · fr inutile de dire (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es no hacer falta decir (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · is það segir sig sjálft (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · pt não precisa nem dizer (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · fi olla sanomattakin selvää (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · nn si seg sjølv (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · nl voor zich spreken (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es ir por delante (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · cmn 不用說 /不用说 (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · is það er sjálfsagt (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · ga ní gá é sin a rá (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es ni tenerse que decir (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · sv det är underförstått (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · fr il va sans dire (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · it inutile dire (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · hu magától értetődik (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es ni que decir tener (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · sv der säger sig självt (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · sh podrazumijévati se (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · ko 말할 것도 없다 (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · de selbstverständlich sein (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es de más estar decir (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · et on ütlematagi selge (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · pl być oczywistym (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · sh подразумéвати се (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · hy ինքնին հասկանալի է (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · yue 唔使講 /唔使讲 (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es estar de más decir (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · de sich von selbst verstehen (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · nb si seg sjøl (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · cmn 不消說 /不消说 (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · it va da sé (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · it si capisce (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es sobrar decir que (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · cmn 自不待言 (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es sobreentenderse (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es no hacer falta mencionarlo (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · nl ontegenzeggelijk zijn (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · fr cela va sans dire (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · fr il va de soi (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es subentenderse (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · nb si seg selv (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · es holgar decir que (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · fr ça va sans dire (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · de klar sein (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · ru само́ собо́й (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · ru само́ собо́й разуме́ется (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · cmn 沒說的 /没说的 (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · cmn 不待說 /不待说 (to be obvious, apparent or clear) · sh podrazumévati se (to be obvious, apparent or clear)