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going public

going public is the present participle and gerund 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 going public

What is going public the present participle and gerund of?
Going public is the present participle and gerund of go public.

Words near going public in the dictionary

  1. going places
  2. going platinum
  3. going poof
  4. going postal
  5. going potty
  6. going public
  7. going quietly
  8. going rate
  9. going rates
  10. going rogue
  11. going round

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