phrasal verb · academic
go extinct
UK/ɡəʊ ɪkˈstɪŋkt/US/ɡoʊ ɪkˈstɪŋkt/go ex·TINCT
to disappear completely so that no members of a species or practice remain
Examples
“Many species are at risk of going extinct because of habitat loss.”
“Cultural traditions can go extinct if young people stop practising them.”
“If current trends continue, several island species may go extinct within decades.”
Band 8 sentence
“If deforestation continues at this rate, several endemic species could go extinct within our lifetime.”
Collocations
- go extinct due to habitat loss
- prevent species from going extinct
- on the verge of going extinct
Word family
Common mistakes
Many species extinct→Many species have gone extinct
species are extincting→species are becoming extinct / species are dying out
Say it for a higher band
5die out→6become extinct→7+go extinct
Synonyms
die out
Easily confused
die out
“Many small mammals died out after the introduction of predators.”
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