"pay the debt of nature" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: pays the debt of nature [present, singular, third-person], paying the debt of nature [participle, present], paid the debt of nature [participle, past], paid the debt of nature [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pay<,,paid> the debt of nature}} pay the debt of nature (third-person singular simple present pays the debt of nature, present participle paying the debt of nature, simple past and past participle paid the debt of nature)
  1. (euphemistic) To die. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: pay nature's debt
    Sense id: en-pay_the_debt_of_nature-en-verb-jx6TKsZL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, English predicates, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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