"go to the restroom" meaning in English

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Verb

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

Inflected forms

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