go one's way

verb

To set forth on a path; to depart.

Meanings

verbgo one's way (third-person singular simple present goes one's way, present participle going one's way, simple past went one's way, past participle gone one's way)

present singular third person goes one's way · participle present going one's way · past went one's way · participle past gone one's way

  1. figurativelyliterallyTo set forth on a path; to depart.
  2. To go favorably for one. (of an event, circumstance, etc.)

    The feistiness off the pitch translated on to it too - referee Kateryna Monzul awarded two early yellow cards for innocuous fouls by England, and the crowd were frustrated for much of the first half when decisions didn't go their way.

    2022 July 31, Emma Sanders, “England 2-1 Germany”, in BBC Sport

Translations

Finnish mennä menojaan, mennä hyvin
  • mennä menojaanto set forth on a path; to depart
  • mennä hyvinto go favorably for one
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Chicago

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