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go berserk

go berserk verb: to enter a wild and uncontrollable state.

Verb

go berserk (third-person singular simple present goes berserk, present participle going berserk, simple past went berserk, past participle gone berserk)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To enter a wild and uncontrollable state.
    • If someone sneaks my lunch again, I'm actually going to go berserk.
    • The fans immediately went berserk as the singer walked onstage.

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Forms of go berserk

third-person singular presentgoes berserk
present participlegoing berserk
pastwent berserk
past participlegone berserk

Questions about go berserk

What does go berserk mean?
Go berserk means to enter a wild and uncontrollable state.
What part of speech is go berserk?
Go berserk is a verb.
What is the past tense of go berserk?
The past tense of go berserk is went berserk.

Words near go berserk in the dictionary

  1. go bankrupt
  2. go batshit
  3. go begging
  4. go belly-up
  5. go below
  6. go berserk
  7. go between
  8. go beyond
  9. go beyond the pale
  10. go big or go home
  11. go Bills

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