go hostile en · VERB
Meanings
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To engage in a hostile takeover of another company.
Microsoft may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
2008, Jessica Mintz, “Report: Microsoft-Yahoo deal may go hostile today”, in ABC News:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| went hostile | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gone hostile | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| going hostile | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goes hostile | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |