"go gentle into that good night" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes gentle into that good night [present, singular, third-person], going gentle into that good night [participle, present], went gentle into that good night [past], gone gentle into that good night [participle, past]
Etymology: From the poem Do not go gentle into that good night (1947) by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> gentle into that good night}} go gentle into that good night (third-person singular simple present goes gentle into that good night, present participle going gentle into that good night, simple past went gentle into that good night, past participle gone gentle into that good night)
  1. (euphemistic) To die without protest. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: die
    Sense id: en-go_gentle_into_that_good_night-en-verb--NxaqnrJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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