do the dishes
do the dishes verb: to wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).
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)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- do the washing-up
do the dishes meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Thai
do the dishes in Tagalog
- to wash up dishes
- hugasan ang mga pinggan
do the dishes in Arabic
- to wash up dishes
- غَسَلَ الصُّحُون ḡasala ṣ-ṣuḥūn, غَسَلَ الْأَطْبَاق ḡasala l-ʔaṭbāq
do the dishes in Thai
- to wash up dishes
- ล้างจาน
Synonyms of do the dishes
Forms of do the dishes
| third-person singular present | does the dishes |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing the dishes |
| past | did the dishes |
| past participle | done the dishes |
Questions about do the dishes
- What does do the dishes mean?
- Do the dishes means to wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).
- What is do the dishes in Tagalog?
- Do the dishes in Tagalog is hugasan ang mga pinggan. See Do the dishes meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is do the dishes?
- Do the dishes is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do the dishes?
- The past tense of do the dishes is did the dishes.
Words near do the dishes in the dictionary
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