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gone to earth

gone to earth is the past participle 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 gone to earth

What is gone to earth the past participle of?
Gone to earth is the past participle of go to earth.

Words near gone to earth in the dictionary

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

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