Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go nowhere

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: go nowhere
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.

Example Sentences

"This project is going nowhere."
"The negotiations went nowhere."
"The 20 miles [from Okehampton] to Bere Alston, via the growing town of Tavistock, is crying out to be reopened for many reasons, but it is unlikely to happen any time soon. Returning just the six miles from Bere Alston to Tavistock has been mooted, but again it seems to be going nowhere very slowly."

Inflected Forms

goes nowhere (present, singular) going nowhere (participle, present) went nowhere (past) gone nowhere (participle, past) get nowhere (alternative)

Phrases

tread water

Frequently Paired Words

tread water

Synonyms

go nowhere fast

Questions

What does go nowhere mean?: To fail to progress, to fail to attain a favorable result or outcome.

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