dry
verb/draɪ/
/draɪ/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dry | /draɪ/ /draɪ/ |
| he / she / it dries | /draɪz/ /draɪz/ |
| past simple dried | /draɪd/ /draɪd/ |
| past participle dried | /draɪd/ /draɪd/ |
| -ing form drying | /ˈdraɪɪŋ/ /ˈdraɪɪŋ/ |
- to become dry; to make something dry
- He did the laundry and hung it out to dry.
- Be careful. The paint hasn't dried yet.
- You wash the dishes and I'll dry.
- dry something Use this towel to dry your hands.
- to dry your hair
- First, wash and dry the vegetables.
- to dry your eyes/tears (= stop crying)
Extra Examples- Allow the paper to dry overnight.
- Always dry clothes thoroughly before you wear them again.
- It's best to let your hair dry naturally.
- I carefully dried the lettuce with a paper towel.
- I dried my hands on the towel.
Word OriginOld English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken.
Idioms
See dry in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee dry in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishhang somebody out to dry
- (informal) to put somebody in a difficult situation
- She is being hung out to dry for one silly mistake.
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