ALL meanings of go native
go na·tive
G g - adjective go native belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability; native grace. 1
- noun go native When used to mean "an original inhabitant of a place or country," the noun native may be taken as offensive and has declined in use. Historically it is associated with colonialist attitudes: indigenous people, especially when nonwhite, were typically considered to be primitive or culturally inferior. Unlike the noun, the corresponding adjectival use of native is generally acceptable, as in Native American. 1
- idioms go native go native, Informal: Sometimes Offensive. to adopt the way of life of a place or environment that is different from one's own (sometimes used facetiously): After living on the island for a year, we went native and did without air conditioning just like the locals. I don’t usually drink alcohol, but at the frat party I went native and played beer pong with everyone else. 1
- noun go native Astrology. a person born under a particular planet. 1
- noun go native British. an oyster reared in British waters, especially in an artificial bed. 1
- noun go native an organism indigenous to a particular region. 1
- noun go native a person born in a particular place or country: a native of Ohio. 1
- noun go native Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.: the natives of Chile. 1
- adjective go native Archaic. closely related, as by birth. 1
- adjective go native Digital Technology. of or relating to software designed specifically for the platform on which it is running: native applications for 64-bit PCs; native mobile apps. of or relating to data interpreted or displayed by the software or hardware for which it was originally encoded: to view the file in its native format. 1
- adjective go native belonging to a person as a birthright: to deprive a person of his native rights. 1
- adjective go native Chemistry, Mineralogy. (of metals) occurring in nature pure or uncombined: native copper. 1
- adjective go native found in nature rather than produced artificially, as a mineral substance: the difference between native and industrial diamonds. 1
- adjective go native originating naturally in a particular country or region, as animals or plants. 1
- adjective go native forming the source or origin of a person or thing: He returned to his native Kansas. 1
- adjective go native remaining or growing in a natural state; unadorned or unchanged: the native beauty of a desert island. 1
- adjective go native occupied by natives: the native quarter of Algiers. 1
- adjective go native under the rule of natives: a native government. 1
- adjective go native pertaining to or characteristic of a person using his or her native language: a native speaker of English; native command of a language. 1
- adjective go native of or relating to a language acquired by a person before or to the exclusion of any other language: Her native language is Greek. 1
- adjective go native born in a particular place or country: a native New Yorker. 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 of indigenous origin, growth, or production: native pottery. 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 being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land. 1
- phrase go native If you say that someone who is living away from their own country goes native, you mean that they try to live and dress like the local people. 0
- noun go native (of a settler) to adopt the lifestyle of the local population, esp when it appears less civilized 0
- noun go native to adopt the mode of life, often one less complicated, of the native inhabitants 0