Meanings
verbgo to pains (third-person singular simple present goes to pains, present participle going to pains, simple past went to pains, past participle gone to pains)
present singular third person goes to pains · participle present going to pains · past went to pains · participle past gone to pains
- To expend effort to do something.
to go to great pains
Synonyms: take pains, at pains, go to great lengths
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo expend effort to do something.
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go to pains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20pains
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