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gone public

gone public is the past participle 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 gone public

What is gone public the past participle of?
Gone public is the past participle of go public.

Words near gone public in the dictionary

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

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