go to pieces

go to piece

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [goh too pees]
- /goʊ tu pis/
- /ɡəʊ tuː ˈpiː.sɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh too pees]
- /goʊ tu pis/

Definitions of go to pieces words

noun go to pieces a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate. 1
noun go to pieces a quantity of some substance or material forming a single mass or body: a nice piece of lumber. 1
noun go to pieces a more or less definite portion or quantity of a whole: to cut a blueberry pie into six pieces. 1
noun go to pieces a particular length, as of certain goods prepared for the market: cloth sold by the piece. 1
noun go to pieces an amount of work forming a single job: to be paid by the piece and not by the hour. 1
noun go to pieces an example of workmanship, especially of artistic production, as a picture or a statue: The museum has some interesting pieces by Picasso. 1

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Origin of go to pieces

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English pece < Old French < Gaulish *pettia; akin to Breton pez piece, Welsh, Cornish peth thing

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Parts of speech for Go to pieces

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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go to pieces popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for go to pieces

verb go to pieces

fall apart — physically: into pieces
lose it — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.

All 2 Synonyms of go to pieces