go bad Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb stop operating or functioning
   die; give out; give way; break; go; conk out; fail; break down.
   
   • 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
2. verb become unfit for consumption or use
   spoil.
   
   • the meat must be eaten before it spoils

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