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go mental

go mental verb: to become extremely angry.

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To become extremely angry.
    • Her father went mental when he found out that she was pregnant.
  2. (informal) To become wild with excitement.
    • When the band came on stage, the crowd went mental.

Forms of go mental

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

Questions about go mental

What does go mental mean?
Go mental means to become extremely angry.
What part of speech is go mental?
Go mental is a verb.
What is the past tense of go mental?
The past tense of go mental is went mental.

Words near go mental in the dictionary

  1. go large
  2. go left
  3. go like a dream
  4. go long
  5. go mad
  6. go mental
  7. go missing
  8. go moggy
  9. go nap
  10. go nap on
  11. go narrow

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