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went mental

went mental is the simple past of go mental.

Meaning of go mental

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To become extremely angry.
    • Her father went mental when he found out that she was pregnant.
  2. (informal) To become wild with excitement.
    • When the band came on stage, the crowd went mental.

Questions about went mental

What is went mental the simple past of?
Went mental is the simple past of go mental.

Words near went mental in the dictionary

  1. went it
  2. went it alone
  3. went left
  4. went like a dream
  5. went long
  6. went mental
  7. went missing
  8. went moggy
  9. went nap
  10. went nap on
  11. went narrow

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