pay nature's debt
pay nature's debt verb: synonym of pay the debt of nature (“to die”).
Verb
pay nature's debt (third-person singular simple present pays nature's debt, present participle paying nature's debt, simple past and past participle paid nature's debt)
- Synonym of pay the debt of nature (“to die”).
- […] and that a younger famished dog should by this man at Mr. Knott's expense be acquired and held in reserve, against the day when the first famished dog should die, and that then again another famished dog should in the same way be procured and held in readiness, against the inevitable hour when...1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- pay the debt of nature
Synonyms of pay nature's debt
Forms of pay nature's debt
| third-person singular present | pays nature's debt |
|---|---|
| present participle | paying nature's debt |
| past participle | paid nature's debt |
| past | paid nature's debt |
Questions about pay nature's debt
- What does pay nature's debt mean?
- Pay nature's debt means synonym of pay the debt of nature (“to die”).
- What part of speech is pay nature's debt?
- Pay nature's debt is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pay nature's debt?
- The past tense of pay nature's debt is paid nature's debt.
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