wash
/wɑʃ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To withstand being washed without impairment, as clothing, especially dyed clothing.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The car is so dirty, we need to wash it."
- "Dishwashers wash dishes way more efficiently than most humans."
- "This new washing powder rlly washes bedclothes superwhite."
- "Wash the vegetables, drain off the surplus water, and pack them in a keg, crock, or other utensil until it is nearly full"
- "If using celery or okra, wash the vegetables in safe water."
- "Wash the vegetables thoroughly; even a little dirt can contain bacteria. Wash vegetables individually under running water."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English wasshen English wash From 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”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian waaske (“to wash”), West Frisian waskje (“to wash”), Dutch wassen, wasschen (“to wash”), Low German waschen (“to wash”), German waschen (“to wash”), Danish vaske (“to wash”), Faroese and Icelandic vaska (“to wash”), Norwegian Bokmål vaske (“to wash”), Norwegian Nynorsk vaske, vaska (“to wash”), Swedish vaska (“to wash”). The noun is cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaske (“wash”), West Frisian wask (“wash”), Dutch was (“wash”), Low German Wask, Waske (“wash”), German Wäsche (“wash”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish vask (“wash”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /wɑʃ/
- British English: /wɒʃ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
washes (present, singular)
washing (participle, present)
washed (past)
washed (participle, past)
washen (archaic, participle)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
washed (first person, past)
washed (past, second person)
washed (past, singular)
washed (past, plural)
washed (past, subjunctive)
Derived Forms
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
WASH
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