dry clean
To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized…To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.
» Please pick up my dry cleaning.
Bitte bringe meine Kleidung aus der Reinigung mit. — Esperantostern
Забери мои вещи из химчистки, пожалуйста. — Selena777
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1 sensesTo clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.
- clean with chemical agents
Examples
17 sentencesPlease pick up my dry cleaning.
ruЗабери мои вещи из химчистки, пожалуйста. — Selena777
deBitte bringe meine Kleidung aus der Reinigung mit. — Esperantostern
Did you remember to pick up my dry cleaning?
Tom picked up the dry cleaning on his way home.
Tom picked the dry cleaning up on his way home.
Does this have to be dry-cleaned?
Forms
dry cleans, dry cleaning, dry cleaned, dry cleaned| Base form | dry clean · to dry clean |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dry cleans |
| Present participle | dry cleaning |
| Past simple | dry cleaned |
| Past participle | dry cleaned |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle