lime
verb/laɪm/
/laɪm/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lime | /laɪm/ /laɪm/ |
| he / she / it limes | /laɪmz/ /laɪmz/ |
| past simple limed | /laɪmd/ /laɪmd/ |
| past participle limed | /laɪmd/ /laɪmd/ |
| -ing form liming | /ˈlaɪmɪŋ/ /ˈlaɪmɪŋ/ |
- lime something to add the substance lime to soil, especially in order to control the acid in itWord Originverb Old English līm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijm, German Leim, also to loam.
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