Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go supernova

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: go -su-per-no-va
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To explode in a supernova.

Intransitive verb

verb

To become very popular or successful.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The star might go supernova soon."
"Butter yellow (yes, the pastel between canary and beige) has been on the rise for the past few years, and we’ve seen it splashed across enough recent runways and style influencers to finally make a call: The soft, silky shade is about to go supernova."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

goes supernova (present, singular) went supernova (participle, present) gone supernova (participle, past) gone supernova (past)

Synonyms

blow up catch fire take off

Questions

What does go supernova mean?: To explode in a supernova.

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