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PRONUNCIATION OF AIR-DRY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIR-DRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Air-Dry is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb air-dry in English.

WHAT DOES AIR-DRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of air-dry in the English dictionary

The definition of air-dry in the dictionary is to dry by exposure to the air.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AIR-DRY

PRESENT

Present
I air-dry
you air-dry
he/she/it air-dries
we air-dry
you air-dry
they air-dry
Present continuous
I am air-drying
you are air-drying
he/she/it is air-drying
we are air-drying
you are air-drying
they are air-drying
Present perfect
I have air-dried
you have air-dried
he/she/it has air-dried
we have air-dried
you have air-dried
they have air-dried
Present perfect continuous
I have been air-drying
you have been air-drying
he/she/it has been air-drying
we have been air-drying
you have been air-drying
they have been air-drying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I air-dried
you air-dried
he/she/it air-dried
we air-dried
you air-dried
they air-dried
Past continuous
I was air-drying
you were air-drying
he/she/it was air-drying
we were air-drying
you were air-drying
they were air-drying
Past perfect
I had air-dried
you had air-dried
he/she/it had air-dried
we had air-dried
you had air-dried
they had air-dried
Past perfect continuous
I had been air-drying
you had been air-drying
he/she/it had been air-drying
we had been air-drying
you had been air-drying
they had been air-drying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will air-dry
you will air-dry
he/she/it will air-dry
we will air-dry
you will air-dry
they will air-dry
Future continuous
I will be air-drying
you will be air-drying
he/she/it will be air-drying
we will be air-drying
you will be air-drying
they will be air-drying
Future perfect
I will have air-dried
you will have air-dried
he/she/it will have air-dried
we will have air-dried
you will have air-dried
they will have air-dried
Future perfect continuous
I will have been air-drying
you will have been air-drying
he/she/it will have been air-drying
we will have been air-drying
you will have been air-drying
they will have been air-drying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would air-dry
you would air-dry
he/she/it would air-dry
we would air-dry
you would air-dry
they would air-dry
Conditional continuous
I would be air-drying
you would be air-drying
he/she/it would be air-drying
we would be air-drying
you would be air-drying
they would be air-drying
Conditional perfect
I would have air-dry
you would have air-dry
he/she/it would have air-dry
we would have air-dry
you would have air-dry
they would have air-dry
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been air-drying
you would have been air-drying
he/she/it would have been air-drying
we would have been air-drying
you would have been air-drying
they would have been air-drying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you air-dry
we let´s air-dry
you air-dry
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to air-dry
Past participle
air-dried
Present Participle
air-drying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIR-DRY

air-con
air-condition
air-conditioned
air-conditioner
air-conditioning
air-cool
air-cooled
air-dried
air-dries
air-entrained concrete
air-force blue
air-freight
air-intake
air-kiss
air-lift pump
air-minded
air-mindedness
air-raid precautions
air-raid shelter
air-raid siren

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIR-DRY

blow-dry
bone-dry
cut and blow-dry
damp-dry
drip-dry
finger-dry
freeze-dry
medium-dry
rough-dry
smoke-dry
spin-dry
tumble-dry

Synonyms and antonyms of air-dry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «air-dry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIR-DRY

Find out the translation of air-dry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of air-dry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «air-dry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

风干
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

secar al aire
570 millions of speakers

English

air-dry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हवा शुष्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهواء الجاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

воздушно-сухой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de ar seco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুষ্ক বায়ু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sécher à l´air
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

udara kering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Luft trocknen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

空気乾燥
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자연 건조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không khí khô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று உலர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हवा-कोरडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuru hava
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aria secca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Powietrze suche
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повітряно - сухої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uscat la aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στεγνώσει με τον αέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lug - droë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lufttorka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lufttørke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of air-dry

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR-DRY»

The term «air-dry» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.515 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIR-DRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «air-dry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «air-dry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about air-dry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIR-DRY»

Discover the use of air-dry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to air-dry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, ...
1 2 | 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 21 Cornaceae Cornus florida Dogwood (flowering) Tenneaaee Green Air-dry 0.796 0.638 02 12 0.735 22 Cornus nuttallii Dogwood, Pacific Oregon Green Air-dry 0.701 0.578 52 12 0.644 23 Xyssa aquatica Gum, tupelo ...
Edward Wight Washburn, 1927
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The Biomass Assessment Handbook: Bioenergy for a Sustainable ...
Biomass item Ratio of Product Product Residue Residue product: energy moisture energy moisture residue value status value status (GJt−1) (GJt−1) Course grainsa 1.0:1.3 14.7 20% air dry 13.9 20% air dry Oatsa 1.0:1.3 14.7 20% air dry 13.9 ...
Francisco Rosillo Calle ́, Frank Rosillo-Calle, 2012
3
Preserving Flowers: Dried & Pressed Floral Designs for Every ...
... •Echinops – Air or Silica Dry •Freesia – Silica Dry •Foxglove – Air or Silica Dry • Geranium – Silica Dry •Gladiolus – Silica Dry •Goldenrod – Air Dry •Heather – Air or Silica Dry •Hibiscus – Silica Dry •Hollyhock – Air or Silica Dry •Hops – Air Dry ...
Diane Flowers, 2008
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The choice of crops for alkali land
For example, if 20 pounds of water be added to 100 pounds of air-dry soil containing 1 pound of alkali salts, the bulk of the salts will be dissolved in the 20 pounds of water and the concentration of the soil solution will be approximately 1 part in ...
Thomas Henry Kearney, 1911
5
Conservation of Wood Artifacts: A Handbook
All material was buried under wet conditions; the specimens marked air-dry were dried before testing ages included very low as well as very high values, including a number of cases where the toughness was higher for old than for recent ...
A. Unger, Arno Schniewind, W. Unger, 2001
6
Modern Livestock & Poultry Production
The amount of air-dry roughage to feed should equal about 2 percent of the body weight of the animal. For example, if the beef cow weighs 1,213pounds (550 kilograms), the amount of air-dry roughage to feed for maintenance would be about ...
James Gillespie, Frank Flanders, 2009
7
Planning the Farmstead
Cost of shipping logs, green and air dry, per 1,000 board feet (Doyle scale), at rates of from 2 to 14 cents per 100 pounds. [Costs given are for logs measuring IS inches In diameter at the small end. For 12-inch logs add 40 per c* and for ...
Morris Cotgrave Betts, Walter Raymond Humphries, 1918
8
Disaster Preparedness
See instructions Conittct iu o olict Cot bcM drying method Air dry Air dry Handle with care - glass Horizontally in padded container supports or glazing Do not remove from boxes; hold cartons together with rubber Keep in cold water. Pack in  ...
Constance Brooks, 1993
9
Evaluation of Microwave Sensor for Soil Moisture Content ...
Microwave value /Moisture Content-Kickapoo Clay-Slow sled movement-1 on air dry bed ............................................................................................... 89 Figure 55. Time vs. Microwave value -Kickapoo Clay-Slow sled movement-1 on air dry bed.
Ujwala Manchikanti, 2007
10
Corrosion in Natural Waters
Apply 1.1 ± 0.1 mil DFF vinyl primer. Air dry 16 to 24 h. 4. Apply 2.1 ±0.1 mil DFF vinyl paint. Air dry 16 to 24 h. 5. Repeat step 4 for a second coat. Air dry 72 h. Epoxy-amine/epoxy-amine primer application procedure 1 . Degrease metal panels.
Calvin H. Baloun, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIR-DRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term air-dry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Your house may harbor more dangers than you think
Wash the case with disinfecting solution (not just saline), and then air-dry it upside down daily. "It's important to note that even if you care for ... «Corvallis Gazette Times, Jul 15»
2
restaurant inspections
Mops are not being hung to air-dry. Flies present in food preparation area. Manheim Community Pool Snack Bar, 504 Adele St., Manheim, June ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
3
Asheville family friendly activities, week of July 5
PLAY IN CLAY: Children's Museum of the Upstate, 300 College St, Greenville, S.C. Using air-dry clay and shells, children can make their own ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
4
How to Pack Your Beach Bag the Right Way
They air-dry quickly, and they're totally unique." Keep the packaging. " A lot of bathing suits are sold in plastic pouches (Eres has the best ones) ... «Allure Magazine, Jul 15»
5
The health hazards lurking in your home
Wash the case with disinfecting solution (not just saline), and then air-dry it upside down daily. "It's important to note that even if you care for ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
The 5 Biggest Self-Tanning Mistakes
After every use, hand-wash a mitt with soapy water, rinse it, and let it air-dry. 2. Using too little tanner. Your skin can absorb only so much ... «Allure Magazine, Jun 15»
7
YB Loves: The Key to Air-Dried Hair
Even when the temps outside hoover near freezing I try to avoid it by waking up early and allowing myself extra air-dry time in the comfort of my ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
8
Up for Air: New Air-Dry Cream from Fave4
With tousled texture continuing to trend, there's never been a better time to embrace natural, air-dried tresses. Fave4's new Up for Air air-dry ... «ModernSalon.com, Jun 15»
9
What you need to know about dry-aging beef at home
Dry-aging: Beef is set on racks to air-dry at a humidity-controlled 34-36 degrees. After about 11 days, enzymes begin to break down. Moisture is ... «Miami Herald, Jun 15»
10
No Worries, Right? Tips for Taking Care of Summer Hair
This is the time to let your hair air-dry as much as possible. Scrunch with gel or hair mousse for some fast volume and waves, then head for the ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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