go begging
go begging · goes begging · went begging · gone begging · going begging
To be available but wasted, unused, or not actualizedTo be available but wasted, unused, or not actualized.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To be available but wasted, unused, or not actualized.
Forms
goes begging, going begging, went begging, gone begging| Base form | go begging · to go begging |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goes begging |
| Present participle | going begging |
| Past simple | went begging |
| Past participle | gone begging |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons 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