uses the washroom

Visits the toilet

Uses the washroom is a polite or euphemistic way of saying goes to the toilet.

The phrase is particularly common in Canadian English, where washroom is the standard term for a public restroom: Excuse me, I need to use the washroom.

It serves the same function as "uses the bathroom" in American English or "uses the loo" in British English.

Related

relieve oneself · sanitizer · handwashing · bidet · queueing · tissue paper · towel · air dryer · flush · accessibility · wipe · seat cover · privacy · squat · sit · stand · loo · signage

Opposites
bodily elimination action

uses the washroomholds it

Maintains physical possession

waits · clenches · endures · delays

physical location/movement

uses the washroomstays put

Remains in place

continence/control

uses the washroomwets oneself

Urinates in clothing

loses control

Family

uses, user, users, useable, usages, misuses, reuses, wash, washes

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G