/waɪp/
Translation
To clean or dry something by moving a cloth or your hand across it.
Word origin
From Old English wipian, meaning to wipe or clean.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wipian
Grammar
Examples
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Here "wipe" means to clean it with a cloth.
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"Wipes" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Wiped" is the past form of "wipe".
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