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goes public

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

Meaning of go public

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make something public; to announce publicly or to the press.
    • They threatened to go public with the photos unless I paid up.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To launch an initial public offering.

Questions about goes public

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

Words near goes public in the dictionary

  1. goes places
  2. goes platinum
  3. goes poof
  4. goes postal
  5. goes potty
  6. goes public
  7. goes quietly
  8. goes rogue
  9. goes round
  10. goes round in circles
  11. goes round the houses

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