Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go to the bathroom

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: go -to the -bath-room
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom.

American usage

Example Sentences

"He had been married to Vi for twenty-one years, and he still found it impossible to go to the bathroom when she was in there with him."
"Calvin had spilled orange juice on his lap during breakfast and worried that someone might think he had gone to the bathroom in his pants."
"It seems that Chris [a dog] squatted to go to the bathroom on the carpet and Chuck panicked and jumped up, rushed over, and managed to catch the droppings in his hand."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

goes to the bathroom (present, singular) going to the bathroom (participle, present) went to the bathroom (past) gone to the bathroom (participle, past)

Phrases

use the bathroom go to the restroom go to the toilet go to the washroom

Frequently Paired Words

use the bathroom go to the restroom go to the toilet go to the washroom

Synonyms

use the toilet

Questions

What does go to the bathroom mean?: Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom.

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