Cleaned Clean I Kliːn Teeth Week Wound Villa

• to clean the windows/bath/floor
• to clean a wound
• have you cleaned your teeth?
• the villa is cleaned twice a week.

clean

1. to make something free from dirt or dust by washing or rubbing it
• see also dry-clean
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dry-clean
• to clean the windows/bath/floor
• to clean a wound
• Have you cleaned your teeth?
• The villa is cleaned twice a week.
• I spent all day cooking and cleaning.
2. to become clean
• This oven cleans easily (= is easy to clean).
• = dry-clean
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dry-clean
• This coat is filthy. I'll have it cleaned.
• The villa is cleaned twice a week.
• Have you cleaned your teeth?
• This coat is filthy. I’ll have it cleaned (= dry-cleaned)
• He quickly washed his hands and face.
• These jeans need washing.
• Make sure you rinse all the soap out.
3. to remove the inside parts of a fish, chicken, etc. before you cook it
• Clean the fish and remove the backbone.
4. to beat somebody at something
• She really cleaned his clock in that debate.
5. to physically attack someone
• Rosario delivered a blow that cleaned his clock, leaving him disabled.
6. to remove people or things that are not necessary or wanted
• The new manager said he wanted to clean house.
7. to make your house clean
8. to start behaving in a moral or responsible way
• He cleaned up his act and came off drugs.

Extra Examples

• Ceramic tiles can be easily cleaned.
• Clean the glass with a soft cloth.
• He gently cleaned the wound and dressed it.
• I clean the house thoroughly once a week.
• I cleaned out all the cupboards.
• I cleaned the mud off the kitchen floor.
• She wiped her foot to clean away the blood.
• The freshly cleaned windows sparkled.
• This product cleans baths very effectively.
• Your shoes need cleaning!
• Have you cleaned your teeth?
• This coat is filthy. I’ll have it cleaned
• This oven cleans easily.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they clean
• he / she / it cleans
• past simple cleaned
• past participle cleaned
• -ing form cleaning

Word Origin

• Old English clǣne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klein ‘small’.