go about to

verb

To endeavor to accomplish a task.

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Meanings

verbgo about to (third-person singular simple present goes about to, present participle going about to, simple past went about to, past participle gone about to)

present singular third person goes about to · participle present going about to · past went about to · participle past gone about to

  1. obsoleteTo endeavor to accomplish a task.
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APA

go about to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20about%20to

MLA

“go about to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20about%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go about to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20about%20to.

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