"go to the bathroom" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes to the bathroom [present, singular, third-person], going to the bathroom [participle, present], went to the bathroom [past], gone to the bathroom [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to the bathroom}} go to the bathroom (third-person singular simple present goes to the bathroom, present participle going to the bathroom, simple past went to the bathroom, past participle gone to the bathroom)
  1. (euphemistic, chiefly US) Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom. Tags: US, euphemistic Categories (topical): Bodily functions Synonyms: use the toilet [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: use the bathroom, go to the restroom, go to the toilet, go to the washroom

Inflected forms

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