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- [goh ney-tiv]
- /goʊ ˈneɪ tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [goh ney-tiv]
- /goʊ ˈneɪ tɪv/
Definitions of go native words
- adjective go native being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land. 1
- adjective go native belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability; native grace. 1
- adjective go native belonging by birth to a people regarded as indigenous to a certain place, especially a preliterate people: Native guides accompanied the expedition through the rain forest. 1
- adjective go native of indigenous origin, growth, or production: native pottery. 1
- adjective go native of, relating to, or characteristic of the indigenous inhabitants of a place or country: native customs; native dress. 1
- adjective go native born in a particular place or country: a native New Yorker. 1
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Origin of go native
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; < Latin nātīvus inborn, natural, equivalent to nāt(us) (past participle of nāscī to be born) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English natif (adj.) < Middle French < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Go native
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go native popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
go native usage trend in Literature
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verb go native
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- adapt — If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- conform — If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
- mingle — to become mixed, blended, or united.
- fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
Antonyms for go native
verb go native
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- unlearn — to forget or lose knowledge of.
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