go to the ends of the earth
To do everything possible to achieve somethingTo do everything possible to achieve something.
» The moon goes round the earth once a month.
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1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To do everything possible to achieve something.
Near-synonyms: go to great lengths, bend over backwards
I'd go to the ends of the earth to be with him.
Examples
23 sentencesThe moon goes round the earth once a month.
It was believed that the sun went around the earth.
We learned that the moon goes around the earth.
ruМы узнали, что Луна движется вокруг Земли. — saiko
deWir haben gelernt, dass der Mond sich um die Erde dreht. — Sudajaengi
I'd go to the ends of the earth with him.
One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.
deEin Geschlecht vergeht, das andere kommt; die Erde aber bleibt ewiglich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
goes to the ends of the earth, going to the ends of the earth, went to the ends of the earth, gone to the ends of the earth| Base form | go to the ends of the earth · to go to the ends of the earth |
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| 3rd person singular | goes to the ends of the earth |
| Present participle | going to the ends of the earth |
| Past simple | went to the ends of the earth |
| Past participle | gone to the ends of the earth |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | go to the ends of the earth |
| he, she, it | goes to the ends of the earth |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | went to the ends of the earth |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have gone to the ends of the earth |
| he, she, it | has gone to the ends of the earth |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will go to the ends of the earth |
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons 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