aller au fond des choses

/a.le o fɔ̃ de ʃoz/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
va au fond des choses
past
est allé au fond des choses
perfect
allé au fond des choses

Meaning

  1. to get to the bottom of things

    • Le juge veut aller au fond des choses.

      The judge wants to get to the bottom of things.

    • L'enquêteur est allé au fond des choses avant de rendre son rapport. Il a interrogé chaque témoin séparément.

      The investigator got to the bottom of things before submitting his report. He questioned each witness separately.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

avoir le cœur net

"aller au fond des choses" and "avoir le cœur net" are close idioms for "to get to the bottom of something," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does aller au fond des choses mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le juge veut aller au fond des ___.

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