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goes hostile

goes hostile is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go hostile.

Meaning of go hostile

Verb

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

  1. To engage in a hostile takeover of another company.
    • Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo as soon as Friday, according to a published report.2008, Jessica Mintz, “Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile today”, in ABC News

Questions about goes hostile

What is goes hostile the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes hostile is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go hostile.

Words near goes hostile in the dictionary

  1. goes hard in the paint
  2. goes haywire
  3. goes Hollywood
  4. goes home
  5. goes horribly right
  6. goes hostile
  7. goes hungry
  8. goes in
  9. goes in at one ear and at out the other
  10. goes in circles
  11. goes in off

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