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going to the toilet

going to the toilet is the present participle and gerund of go to the toilet.

Meaning of go to the toilet

Verb

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.
    • Voiceover: You wouldn't steal a handbag. You wouldn't steal a car. You wouldn't steal a baby. You wouldn't shoot a policeman and then steal his helmet. You wouldn't go to the toilet in his helmet and then send it to the policeman's grieving widow and then steal it again. Downloading films is...2007 September 7, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 3
    Synonyms:
    use the toilet, use the toilet § Synonyms

Questions about going to the toilet

What is going to the toilet the present participle and gerund of?
Going to the toilet is the present participle and gerund of go to the toilet.

Words near going to the toilet in the dictionary

  1. going to the mats
  2. going to the mattresses
  3. going to the polls
  4. going to the restroom
  5. going to the scaffold
  6. going to the toilet
  7. going to the trouble
  8. going to the wall
  9. going to the washroom
  10. going to the well
  11. going to town

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