verb phrase · neutral
go viral
UK/ɡəʊ ˈvaɪrəl/US/ɡoʊ ˈvaɪrəl/go VI·ral
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to become extremely popular online very quickly
Examples
“The short clip went viral after several influencers shared it.”
“A post can go viral in a few hours.”
“Small creators sometimes go viral and gain thousands of followers.”
Band 8 sentence
“The campaign went viral within days, generating donations far beyond the organisers' expectations.”
Collocations
- go viral overnight
- go viral on social platforms
- help something go viral
Word family
go (v) verbviral (adj) adjectivevirality (n) noun
Common mistakes
get viral→go viral
become viral→go viral
Say it for a higher band
5become well-known→6become popular→7+go viral
Synonyms
become popular
spread quickly
Easily confused
become popular
“The video went viral after a celebrity shared it.”
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