/wɒʃ/
Translation
To make something clean with water, and often with soap.
Word origin
From Old English wascan, meaning to wash or clean with water.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wascan
Grammar
Examples
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"Wash" means to make something clean with water.
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"Washes" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Washed" is the past form of "wash".
To wash is to make something clean with water, often with soap. The past form is "washed".
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