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verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

sponge down

sponge down · sponges down · sponged down · sponging down

To clean with a spongeTo clean with a sponge

Meaning

1 senses

To clean with a sponge
clean with a sponge, by rubbing

Forms

sponges down, sponging down, sponged down, sponged down

Base form	sponge down · to sponge down
3rd person singular	sponges down
Present participle	sponging down
Past simple	sponged down
Past participle	sponged down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	sponge down
he, she, it	sponges down

Past simpleLesson

all persons

sponged down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have sponged down
he, she, it	has sponged down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will sponge down

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

clean with a sponge, by rubbing:sponge off

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

spokesperson spokeswomanB2 spongeB1 spongy sponsorB1 spontaneityC2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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