wassen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bathe verb To wash yourself, or someone else, using water.
- clean adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
- grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
- wash verb To clean something using water, usually with soap.
- wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
Senses
wassen is used for these senses in English:
- bathe (intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
- clean (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
- grow (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
- wax Made of wax.
- wax (rare) The process of growing.
- wax (transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
- wax (intransitive, literary) To greaten.
- wax (intransitive, of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.
bathe — full definition
- verb To wash yourself, or someone else, using water.
- verb To swim or immerse yourself in open water for pleasure.
- verb To cover or wash something in light or liquid.
clean — full definition
- adj Free of dirt, stains, or other unwanted matter.
- adj Free of drugs, alcohol, or (of a criminal record) offenses.
- adj Done smoothly and without flaws or errors.
- verb To remove dirt from something, or to tidy up a space.