"go over to the majority" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes over to the majority [present, singular, third-person], going over to the majority [participle, present], went over to the majority [past], gone over to the majority [participle, past]
Etymology: Referring to the fact that most of the people who have ever been born are now dead. Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> over to the majority}} go over to the majority (third-person singular simple present goes over to the majority, present participle going over to the majority, simple past went over to the majority, past participle gone over to the majority)
  1. (dated, euphemistic, idiomatic) To die. Tags: dated, euphemistic, idiomatic Synonyms: join the majority
    Sense id: en-go_over_to_the_majority-en-verb-jx6TKsZL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

Inflected forms

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        "(dated, euphemistic, idiomatic) To die."
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    }
  ],
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