go the way of the dodo
To go extinct or become obsolete or defunctTo go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
» If we're not careful, the tiger will soon go the way of the dodo.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
Now that word-processing has caught on, typewriters have gone the way of the dodo.
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Examples
1 sentencesIf we're not careful, the tiger will soon go the way of the dodo.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of MThe dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, which is believed to have become extinct in the 17th century due to human activity.
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Forms
goes the way of the dodo, going the way of the dodo, went the way of the dodo, gone the way of the dodo| Base form | go the way of the dodo · to go the way of the dodo |
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| 3rd person singular | goes the way of the dodo |
| Present participle | going the way of the dodo |
| Past simple | went the way of the dodo |
| Past participle | gone the way of the dodo |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | go the way of the dodo |
| he, she, it | goes the way of the dodo |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | went the way of the dodo |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have gone the way of the dodo |
| he, she, it | has gone the way of the dodo |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will go the way of the dodo |
Synonyms
85 synonymsWord family
1 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.