A1noun · frequent

dry

dry · drys · dries

The process by which something is driedThe process by which something is dried.

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/ˈdɹaɪ̯/

» I hope the weather will be dry.

Ich hoffe, das Wetter wird trocken sein. — Matteo

Я надеюсь на сухую погоду. — Karok

Надеюсь, что погода будет сухой. — Karok

Сподіваюсь що погода буде суха. — older

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Meaning

7 senses

The process by which something is dried.
This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry.
(US)A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
Come under my umbrella and keep in the dry.
(Australia, with definite article)The dry season.
(Australia)An area of waterless country.
Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
(UK)A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

More definitions

a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

Examples

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I hope the weather will be dry.
Сподіваюсь що погода буде суха. — older
ruЯ надеюсь на сухую погоду. — Karok
deIch hoffe, das Wetter wird trocken sein. — Matteo
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If it doesn't rain soon, our garden is going to dry up.
Якщо в найближчий час не піде дощ, наш сад висохне. — deniko
ruЕсли в ближайшее время не будет дождя, наш сад засохнет. — odexed
deWenn es nicht bald regnet, wird unser Garten austrocknen. — Zaghawa
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Tom was left high and dry.
Тома лишили у складному становищі. — deniko
ruТома оставили в затруднительном положении. — sharptoothed
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Tom left us high and dry.
Том залишив нас у складному становищі. — deniko
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I hope that the weather will be dry.
Сподіваюсь що погода буде суха. — older
ruЯ надеюсь на сухую погоду. — Karok
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Origin

Adjective and noun from Middle English drye, dryge, drüȝe, from Old English drȳġe (“dry; p

Adjective and noun from Middle English drye, dryge, drüȝe, from Old English drȳġe (“dry; parched, withered”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūgī, *draugī, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz, *draugiz (“dry, hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). The verb derives from Middle English drien, from Old English drȳġan (“to dry”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūgijan, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz (“hard, desiccated, dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“strong, hard, solid”).

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