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does the dishes

does the dishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 does the dishes

What is does the dishes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does the dishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do the dishes.

Words near does the dishes in the dictionary

  1. does the bear shit in the woods
  2. does the dash
  3. does the decent thing
  4. does the deed
  5. does the dirty on
  6. does the dishes
  7. does the Dutch
  8. does the handsome thing
  9. does the honor
  10. does the honors
  11. does the honour

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