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rets

rets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ret.

Meaning of ret

Verb

ret (third-person singular simple present rets, present participle retting, simple past and past participle retted)

  1. (transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.
    • the hemp was retted / and soon the retting was done / and swiftly it was hung up / and hurriedly it was dried […].1989, Elias Lönnrot, translated by Keith Bosley, The Kalevala, section XLVIII

Noun capitalized: RETs

RETs

  1. (plural) plural of RET

Questions about rets

What is rets the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ret.
What part of speech is rets?
Rets is a noun.

Words near rets in the dictionary

  1. ReTruths
  2. retry
  3. retryable
  4. retrying
  5. retryings
  6. rets
  7. retsina
  8. retsina wine
  9. retsina wines
  10. retsinas
  11. Rett

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