Meaning

1 senses
  1. To become bankrupt.

    Several thousand companies go bust in the UK each year.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. I doubt the police are going to bust Tom.

  2. I doubt that the police are going to bust Tom.

  3. Airlines are going bust.

    ruАвиакомпании разоряются. — marafon

  4. Even the best-laid plans can go bust.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · mervert1 · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. Sami thought the cops were going to bust him.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · OsoHombre · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Forms

goes bust, going bust, went bust, gone bust
Base formgo bust · to go bust
3rd person singulargoes bust
Present participlegoing bust
Past simplewent bust
Past participlegone bust

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo bust
he, she, itgoes bust

Past simpleLesson

all personswent bust

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone bust
he, she, ithas gone bust

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go bust

Synonyms

3 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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