Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To adopt the lifestyle or outlook of local inhabitants, especially when dwelling in a colonial region.

  2. (idiomatic)Of a contractor or consultant, to begin working directly as an employee for a company and cease to work through a contracting firm or agency.

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personswent native

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go native

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedclientitis

See also

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