Meaning of go bad in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    go bad

    Definitions

    1. stop operating or functioning

    Examples

    • « The engine finally went »
    • « The car died on the road »
    • « The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town »
    • « The coffee maker broke »
    • « The engine failed on the way to town »
    • « her eyesight went after the accident »

    Derived terms

  2. 2. become unfit for consumption or use

    Examples

    • « the meat must be eaten before it spoils »

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad. »
    C. S. Lewis

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