Meaning of "tidy" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TIDY

(Timely, seasonable, excellent): from tide1 + -y1; related to Dutch tijdig timely.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TIDY

tidy  [ˈtaɪdɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIDY

Tidy is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tidy in English.

WHAT DOES TIDY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tidy in the English dictionary

The first definition of tidy in the dictionary is characterized by or indicating neatness and order. Other definition of tidy is considerable. Tidy is also when intr, usually foll by up to put in order; neaten.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TIDY

PRESENT

Present

I tidy

you tidy

he/she/it tidies

we tidy

you tidy

they tidy

Present continuous

I am tidying

you are tidying

he/she/it is tidying

we are tidying

you are tidying

they are tidying

Present perfect

I have tidied

you have tidied

he/she/it has tidied

we have tidied

you have tidied

they have tidied

Present perfect continuous

I have been tidying

you have been tidying

he/she/it has been tidying

we have been tidying

you have been tidying

they have been tidying

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 tidied

you tidied

he/she/it tidied

we tidied

you tidied

they tidied

Past continuous

I was tidying

you were tidying

he/she/it was tidying

we were tidying

you were tidying

they were tidying

Past perfect

I had tidied

you had tidied

he/she/it had tidied

we had tidied

you had tidied

they had tidied

Past perfect continuous

I had been tidying

you had been tidying

he/she/it had been tidying

we had been tidying

you had been tidying

they had been tidying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tidy

you will tidy

he/she/it will tidy

we will tidy

you will tidy

they will tidy

Future continuous

I will be tidying

you will be tidying

he/she/it will be tidying

we will be tidying

you will be tidying

they will be tidying

Future perfect

I will have tidied

you will have tidied

he/she/it will have tidied

we will have tidied

you will have tidied

they will have tidied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tidying

you will have been tidying

he/she/it will have been tidying

we will have been tidying

you will have been tidying

they will have been tidying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tidy

you would tidy

he/she/it would tidy

we would tidy

you would tidy

they would tidy

Conditional continuous

I would be tidying

you would be tidying

he/she/it would be tidying

we would be tidying

you would be tidying

they would be tidying

Conditional perfect

I would have tidy

you would have tidy

he/she/it would have tidy

we would have tidy

you would have tidy

they would have tidy

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tidying

you would have been tidying

he/she/it would have been tidying

we would have been tidying

you would have been tidying

they would have been tidying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tidy
we let´s tidy
you tidy

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tidy

Past participle

tidied

Present Participle

tidying

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.

SYNONYMS OF «TIDY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tidy» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of tidy

ample · businesslike · clean · considerable · efficient · fair · fastidious · generous · good · goodly · groom · handsome · healthy · large · largish · methodical · neat · neaten · order · ordered · orderly · organized · respectable · shipshape · smart · spick-and-span · spruce · spruce up · straighten · substantial · systematic · trig · trim · well turned out · well-groomed · well-kept · well-ordered

TRANSLATION OF TIDY

Find out the translation of tidy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tidy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tidy» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 整齐的
• Translator English - Spanish: ordenado
• English: tidy
• Translator English - Hindi: साफ
• Translator English - Arabic: مُرَتَّب
• Translator English - Russian: аккуратный
• Translator English - Portuguese: arrumado
• Translator English - Bengali: পরিপাটি
• Translator English - French: rangé
• Translator English - Malay: kemas
• Translator English - German: ordentlich
• Translator English - Japanese: きちんとした
• Translator English - Korean: 단정한
• Translator English - Javanese: Tidy
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ngăn nắp
• Translator English - Tamil: நேர்த்தியாகவும்
• Translator English - Marathi: नीटनेटका
• Translator English - Turkish: düzenli
• Translator English - Italian: ordinato
• Translator English - Polish: schludny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: охайний
• Translator English - Romanian: curățel
• Translator English - Greek: νοικοκυρεμένος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: netjies
• Translator English - Swedish: städad
• Translator English - Norwegian: ryddig

10 QUOTES WITH «TIDY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tidy.

1

Jean Anouilh

Life has a way of setting things in order and leaving them be. Very tidy, is life.

2

Robert Blake

I was on the set when I was five years old with Spencer Tracy. A lot of what I learned growing up in terms of artistry is very clean, very tidy, very organized.

3

John Bradshaw

Many self-help books give you these neat, tidy formulas that are really illusions. They dupe people into thinking, 'Well if I can just do that, then everything's going to be okay.' My work differs in that I don't offer quick solutions and simple explanations.

4

Berkeley Breathed

Bloom County was set in a tidy, rural environment probably because of Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'

5

Susan Choi

I stopped writing short fiction early on - I was never really good at it, and I never liked the results. So I stopped trying to fit the material I was working with into these tidy little short fiction packages.

6

Diablo Cody

People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.

7

Marcia Cross

I really have to force myself to tidy up around the house.

8

Lee Daniels

I was always intrigued with European cinema, and hated most American cinema. I didn't like the one, two, three - boom! style, with a neat and tidy ending. That was never my scene.

9

Jack Dee

I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within.

10

Michelle Gagnon

I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIDY»

Discover the use of tidy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tidy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Tidy's Physiotherapy

In this fifteenth edition, new chapters have been added and previous chapters withdrawn, continuing its reflection of contemporary education and practice.

Stuart Porter, 2013

The Opposite of Tidy

How do you come clean when your life is a mess?

Carrie Mac, 2012

Tidy Up!

Stepping Stones are ideal for children to share with adults.

Julia Lawson, Naima Browne, 2005

The Big Tidy-Up

Free to let her room go, Jennifer turns a blind eye to the fustiness, the dustiness, and the spider’s webby empire up in the corner! Finally, one day, she can stand her own mess no longer, and gets to work— on the big tidy-up!

Norah Smaridge, 2013

Tidy Up!

All over the world, in every tradition and culture, children tidy up, wash, get dressed, go to bed etc. The titles in this series look at how children learn how to take care of themselves.

Gwyneth Swain, 2006

The Happiness Jar

It's about faith, and what can endure despite the burdens we place on ourselves and each other.Set against the red dust of the Kimberley desert, and the smoky backdrop of the holy River Ganges in India, The Happiness Jar is a novel that ...

Samantha Tidy, 2013

Tidy Heidi

Each features a delightful story and full-color art in a size especially for little hands. Unlike her fellow pigs, Heidi hates being dirty. But one day, she falls into a mudhole and discovers how wonderful mud can really be.

Landoll, 1999

Tidy's Physiotherapy

This classic text has been completely updated and revised to meet the needs of today's physical therapist.

Stuart B. Porter, A. M. Thomson, 2003

This Is the House That Was Tidy and Neat

After a series of mishaps involving crumbs, drips, splatters, and spills, the neat and tidy house that Mom left is a mess.

Teri Sloat, 2005

Tidy Titch

Basking in the satisfaction of his own clean room, young Titch offers to help out his older, less tidy siblings, but when their rooms reveal a treasury of old toys, Titch's room loses its own spotless state. Reprint.

Pat Hutchins, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIDY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tidy is used in the context of the following news items.

Four Cheltenham parks formally recognised by Keep Britain Tidy as …

Montpellier Gardens, Hatherley Park, Naunton Park and Springfields Park have all retained their Green Flag status which shows visitors that they are well ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»

'We're tidying up Mourinho's mess!' - Rafa Benitez's wife

"We tidy up his messes," she joked, speaking to La Region. "If you think about it, of course you end up crossing paths. There are only a few world-class clubs out ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»

Keep Britain Tidy Green Flags raised over city and county parks and …

Popular beauty spots in Leicestershire are included in the list of parks and green spaces receiving the prestigious Green Flag award today. Leicestershire ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»

Allison Ogden-Newton appointed chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy

The environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has appointed Allison Ogden-Newton, the former head of Social Enterprise London, as its next chief executive. «Third Sector, Jun 15»

On-the-spot fines urged by Keep Britain Tidy campaign to combat …

The Keep Britain Tidy group also wants a dedicated minister for litter to lead the charge in tackling persistent fly-tippers by bringing in harsher penalties and ... «Daily Mail, May 15»

Tidy: South Shields wins coveted national award

Sandhaven Beach, in South Shields, kept its Blue Flag status, as well as the Seaside Award from leading environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy, a guarantee ... «Shields Gazette, May 15»

Test-flying Tidy Cats' amusingly bad litter-scooping drone

The Clump Claw 2000 is real, after a fashion. The yellow-and-black prototype from Tidy Cats comes with a plastic litter scoop attached to its underbelly. It really ... «CNET, Apr 15»

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My study of tidying began in earnest when I was in junior high and basically consisted of repeated practice. Every day I cleaned one place at a time — my own ... «Business Insider, Feb 15»

De-Cluttering Your House With Love

Clients perform a sort of tidying up festival: time set aside specifically to go through belongings. Each object is picked up and held, and the client needs to decide ... «WBUR, Dec 14»

Report reveals hidden litter costs

Phil Barton, Keep Britain Tidy's chief executive, said: "It is important that we all understand just how litter and poor local environmental quality can adversely ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»