go native
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Meaning · English
to adopt local customs and culture
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
thích nghi với phong tục và văn hóa địa phương
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Literally: to become like the indigenous people
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Even those who seek to be integrated into the new culture (or ‘ go native’ as it used to be called) will remain strangers in the new culture.
In major foreign markets Japan, Germany, France and Britain — the policy was to go native to the extent of roughly matching local production and local sales.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “go native” mean?
to adopt local customs and culture Literally: to become like the indigenous people
Is “go native” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.