go a long way
To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of timeTo be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time.
» Tom had to go back the way he'd come.
Tom musste denselben Weg zurückgehen, den er gekommen war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Тому довелось повертатись тією ж дорогою, якою він прийшов. — older
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2 senses(idiomatic)To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time.
This new law will go a long way in addressing this issue.
Thank you for your generous donation; I'm sure it will go a long way.
(idiomatic)To achieve considerable success.
All parents hope that their children will go a long way in their lives.
The moment I met him I knew he would go a long way.
дости́чь значи́тельных успе́ховdostíčʹ značítelʹnyx uspéxov, далеко́ пойти́dalekó pojtí
- suffice or be adequate for a while or to a certain extent
Examples
461 sentencesTom had to go back the way he'd come.
Тому довелось повертатись тією ж дорогою, якою він прийшов. — older
deTom musste denselben Weg zurückgehen, den er gekommen war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't go out of your way.
Не звертай зі свого шляху. — deniko
ruНе сворачивай со своего пути. — las
deWeiche nicht von deinem Weg ab. — Tamy
Am I going the right way?
Я вірно йду? — shanghainese
ruЯ иду верной дорогой? — odexed
I'll go this way.
Я піду сюдою. — deniko
ruЯ пойду этой дорогой. — marafon
deIch werde in diese Richtung gehen. — raggione
Go that way.
Йди он туди. — deniko
ruИди туда. — Selena777
deGehe dort entlang! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
goes a long way, going a long way, went a long way, gone a long way| Base form | go a long way · to go a long way |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes a long way |
| Present participle | going a long way |
| Past simple | went a long way |
| Past participle | gone a long way |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.