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returned to dust

returned to dust is the simple past and past participle of return to dust.

Meaning of return to dust

Verb

return to dust (third-person singular simple present returns to dust, present participle returning to dust, simple past and past participle returned to dust)

  1. (euphemistic, figuratively) To die.
    • Alexander died: Alexander was buried: Alexander returneth into dustc. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about returned to dust

What is returned to dust the simple past and past participle of?
Returned to dust is the simple past and past participle of return to dust.

Words near returned to dust in the dictionary

  1. returne
  2. returned
  3. returned fire
  4. returned the favor
  5. returned the favour
  6. returned to dust
  7. returned to form
  8. returned to one's muttons
  9. returnedst
  10. returnee
  11. returnees

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