Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To become insane.

  2. (informal, intransitive)To do something extravagant.

    Let's go mad and have a bottle of wine with our lunch.

    Here's fifty pounds in case you see anything nice to buy, but don't go mad.

  3. (informal, intransitive, usually)To reach an excessive or ridiculous level.

    Why should we ban controversial speakers from college grounds? Surely that's political correctness gone mad?

Examples

80 sentences
  1. Tom isn't going to be mad if Mary does that.

    Том не злитиметься, якщо Мері це зробить. — deniko

  2. Tom is going to be mad.

  3. Tom is probably going to be mad.

  4. Tom probably isn't going to be mad.

  5. Are you going to stay mad at me?

Forms

goes mad, going mad, went mad, gone mad
Base formgo mad · to go mad
3rd person singulargoes mad
Present participlegoing mad
Past simplewent mad
Past participlegone mad

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo mad
he, she, itgoes mad

Past simpleLesson

all personswent mad

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone mad
he, she, ithas gone mad

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go mad

Synonyms

2 synonyms
to become crazy:go crazygo nuts

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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