Meaning

1 senses

  1. To wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).

    I make my children do the dishes if they are impolite during dinner.

    abwaschen, spülen

    мыть посу́дуmytʹ posúdu, помы́ть посу́дуpomýtʹ posúdu

    wash dishes

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to wash up dishes:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to wash up dishes:

Forms

does the dishes, doing the dishes, did the dishes, done the dishes
Base formdo the dishes · to do the dishes
3rd person singulardoes the dishes
Present participledoing the dishes
Past simpledid the dishes
Past participledone the dishes

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydo the dishes
he, she, itdoes the dishes

Past simpleLesson

all personsdid the dishes

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave done the dishes
he, she, ithas done the dishes

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill do the dishes

Synonyms

2 synonyms
do the washing-up
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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