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gadgad /ɡæd/ verb (past tense and past participle gadded, present participle gadding) gadOrigin: 1400-1500 Probably frpm gadling ‘person who goes along with you, wanderer’ (11-18 centuries), from Old English gædeling VERB TABLEgad |
Present | I, you, we, they | gad | | he, she, it | gads | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | gadded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have gadded | | he, she, it | has gadded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had gadded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will gad | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have gadded |
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Present | I | am gadding | | he, she, it | is gadding | | you, we, they | are gadding | Past | I, he, she, it | was gadding | | you, we, they | were gadding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been gadding | | he, she, it | has been gadding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been gadding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be gadding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been gadding |
- Everyone said I looked worn out and must have been gadding about too much!
gad about/around phrasal verb informal to go out and enjoy yourself, going to many different places, especially when you should be doing something else: While I’m at home cooking, he’s gadding about with his friends. |