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goes to earth

goes to earth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go to earth.

Meaning of go to earth

Verb

go to earth (third-person singular simple present goes to earth, present participle going to earth, simple past went to earth, past participle gone to earth)

  1. (UK) Of a hunted animal, to hide underground.
  2. (UK, broadly, figuratively) Of a person, to hide from someone or something, to escape.

Questions about goes to earth

What is goes to earth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes to earth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go to earth.

Words near goes to earth in the dictionary

  1. goes to bed with
  2. goes to bed with the chickens
  3. goes to bed with the sun
  4. goes to Cain's
  5. goes to Canossa
  6. goes to earth
  7. goes to extraordinary lengths
  8. goes to grass
  9. goes to great lengths
  10. goes to ground
  11. goes to Halifax

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