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went to the toilet

went to the toilet is the simple past 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 went to the toilet

What is went to the toilet the simple past of?
Went to the toilet is the simple past of go to the toilet.

Words near went to the toilet in the dictionary

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

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