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did the dishes

did the dishes is the simple past of do the dishes.

Meaning of do the dishes

Verb

do the dishes (third-person singular simple present does the dishes, present participle doing the dishes, simple past did the dishes, past participle done the dishes)

  1. (intransitive) 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.

Questions about did the dishes

What is did the dishes the simple past of?
Did the dishes is the simple past of do the dishes.

Words near did the dishes in the dictionary

  1. did someone's heart good
  2. did the dash
  3. did the decent thing
  4. did the deed
  5. did the dirty on
  6. did the dishes
  7. did the Dutch
  8. did the handsome thing
  9. did the honor
  10. did the honors
  11. did the honour

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