"go to the toilet" meaning in English

See go to the toilet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes to the toilet [present, singular, third-person], going to the toilet [participle, present], went to the toilet [past], gone to the toilet [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> to the toilet}} go to the toilet (third-person singular simple present goes to the toilet, present participle going to the toilet, simple past went to the toilet, past participle gone to the toilet)
  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a toilet. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Bodily functions Synonyms: use the toilet [synonym, synonym-of], use the toilet § Synonyms Related terms: go down the toilet
    Sense id: en-go_to_the_toilet-en-verb-sJjuTEdS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

Inflected forms

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