return to dust in English

Forms: returns to dust [present, singular, third-person], returning to dust [participle, present], returned to dust [participle, past], returned to dust [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} return to dust (third-person singular simple present returns to dust, present participle returning to dust, simple past and past participle returned to dust)

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    {
      "form": "returns to dust",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "returning to dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "returned to dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "returned to dust",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "to die"
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          "die",
          "die"
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        "(euphemistic) to die"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "euphemistic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "return to dust"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "returns to dust",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "returning to dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "returned to dust",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "returned to dust",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English euphemisms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "to die"
      ],
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          "die",
          "die"
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        "(euphemistic) to die"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "return to dust"
}

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"return to dust" meaning in English

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