wash
The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquidThe process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
» You need to wash this shirt.
Ти маєш випрати цю сорочку.
Meaning
25 senses(countable, uncountable)The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
I'm going to have a quick wash before coming to bed.
My jacket needs a wash.
Wäsche
мытьёmytʹjó, сти́ркаstírka
миття́myttjá, прання́prannjá
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
(countable, uncountable)A liquid used for washing.
(countable, uncountable)A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
mouth wash
hand wash
лосьо́нlosʹón, полоска́ниеpoloskánije
(countable, uncountable)The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
There's a lot in that wash: maybe you should split it into two piles.
бельёbelʹjó
(countable, uncountable)A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
Lavierung
(countable, uncountable)The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
I could hear the wash of the wave.
прибо́йpribój
The bow wave, wake, or vortex of an object moving in a fluid, in particular:
(countable, uncountable)The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
The ship left a big wash
Sail away from the wash to avoid rocking the boat.
попу́тная струя́popútnaja strujá, кильва́терkilʹváter
(countable, uncountable)The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
(countable, uncountable)The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
(countable, uncountable)The blade of an oar.
(countable, uncountable)Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
(countable, uncountable)A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
Examples
3207 sentencesYou need to wash this shirt.
Ти маєш випрати цю сорочку.
I wash my face every morning.
Я мию обличчя щоранку.
ruЯ умываюсь каждое утро.
deIch wasche mir jeden Morgen das Gesicht.
I saw him wash the car.
Я бачив, як він миє машину.
ruЯ видел, как он моет машину.
deIch habe ihn das Auto waschen sehen.
Tom wanted to wash his hands.
Том хотів помити руки.
ruТом хотел помыть руки.
I'm going to wash my car.
Я помию свою машину.
ruЯ помою свою машину.
deIch werde mein Auto waschen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 6
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English wasshen, waschen, weschen (“to wash”), from Old English wascan (“to waFrom Middle English wasshen, waschen, weschen (“to wash”), from Old English wascan (“to wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *waskan (“to wash”), from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, *watskaną (“to wash, get wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet, water”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: washesSynonyms
14 synonyms- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water):washinglavation
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other:wash drawing
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon):dry wash
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering:laundrywashingwashables
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway):washout
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller:slipstreamairstreamracebackwash
Word family
79 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Pronouncing -s and -ed endings — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- wash the dishes
- wash the car
- washing machine
- the washing machine
- wash your hands
- wash his car
- wash my hands
- wash his hands
- washing dishes
- wash my car
- to wash the
- wash my hair