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go supernova

go supernova verb: to explode in a supernova.

Verb

go supernova (third-person singular simple present goes supernova, present participle went supernova, simple past and past participle gone supernova)

  1. (intransitive) To explode in a supernova.
    • The star might go supernova soon.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To become very popular or successful.
    • Butter yellow (yes, the pastel between canary and beige) has been on the rise for the past few years, and we’ve seen it splashed across enough recent runways and style influencers to finally make a call: The soft, silky shade is about to go supernova.2024 February 22, Jake Henry Smith, “Butter Yellow Will Be Everywhere This Year—Here’s How to Style It”, in Glamour

Synonyms of go supernova

Forms of go supernova

third-person singular presentgoes supernova
present participlewent supernova
past participlegone supernova
pastgone supernova

Questions about go supernova

What does go supernova mean?
Go supernova means to explode in a supernova.
What part of speech is go supernova?
Go supernova is a verb.
What is the past tense of go supernova?
The past tense of go supernova is gone supernova.

Words near go supernova in the dictionary

  1. go steady
  2. go stone
  3. go stones
  4. go straight
  5. go strong
  6. go supernova
  7. go team
  8. go teams
  9. go tell your mother she wants you
  10. go the distance
  11. go the entire animal

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