go to the bathroom
go to the bathroom verb: synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom.
Verb
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)
- Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom.
- He had been married to Vi for twenty-one years, and he still found it impossible to go to the bathroom when she was in there with him.1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger
- Calvin had spilled orange juice on his lap during breakfast and worried that someone might think he had gone to the bathroom in his pants.1995, Louis Sachar, Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger
- Synonyms:
- use the toilet
Synonyms of go to the bathroom
Forms of go to the bathroom
| third-person singular present | goes to the bathroom |
|---|---|
| present participle | going to the bathroom |
| past | went to the bathroom |
| past participle | gone to the bathroom |
Questions about go to the bathroom
- What does go to the bathroom mean?
- Go to the bathroom means synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom.
- What part of speech is go to the bathroom?
- Go to the bathroom is a verb.
- What is the past tense of go to the bathroom?
- The past tense of go to the bathroom is went to the bathroom.
Words near go to the bathroom in the dictionary
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