go to earth

verb

Of a hunted animal, to hide underground.

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Meanings

verbgo 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)

present singular third person goes to earth · participle present going to earth · past went to earth · participle past gone to earth

  1. UKOf a hunted animal, to hide underground.
  2. UKbroadlyfigurativelyOf a person, to hide from someone or something, to escape.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to earth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20earth.

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