Kilo Lingo

/kliːn/

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Translation

To take away dirt from something so it is no longer dirty.

Word origin

From Old English claene, meaning clean or pure.

Origin
Old English
Root
claene

Grammar

Verb typeregular (clean, cleans, cleaned)

Examples

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"Clean" means to take away dirt from something.

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"Cleans" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Cleaned" is the past form of "clean".

To clean is to take away dirt from something so it is no longer dirty. The past form is "cleaned".

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This word is part of lesson 11.