Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go out of one's way

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: go out of one's way
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an extra effort, so as to help or hinder.

Example Sentences

"I wouldn't mind some help, but please don't go out of your way for me."
"As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could."
"Have you heard the word "gadgetbahn"? It's a portmanteau coined to describe transport proposals that, to all intents and purposes, ought to be delivered using proven railway technology... and yet go out of their way to be anything but a railway."

Inflected Forms

goes out of one's way (present, singular) going out of one's way (participle, present) went out of one's way (past) gone out of one's way (participle, past)

Phrases

bend over backwards go the extra mile go to great lengths move heaven and earth

Frequently Paired Words

bend over backwards go the extra mile go to great lengths move heaven and earth

Questions

What does go out of one's way mean?: To make an extra effort, so as to help or hinder.

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