"go mad" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes mad [present, singular, third-person], going mad [participle, present], went mad [past], gone mad [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> mad}} go mad (third-person singular simple present goes mad, present participle going mad, simple past went mad, past participle gone mad)
  1. (intransitive) To become insane. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to become crazy): go crazy, go nuts
    Sense id: en-go_mad-en-verb-zbEMadOp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 5 37 Disambiguation of 'to become crazy': 93 4 2
  2. (intransitive, informal, typically followed by "and" and a second verb) To do something extravagant. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-go_mad-en-verb-kKsSLwUv
  3. (intransitive, informal, usually as a past participle and preceded by a noun) To reach an excessive or ridiculous level. Tags: informal, intransitive, usually
    Sense id: en-go_mad-en-verb-oZTuRBYA

Inflected forms

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