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Meaning of "tidy-up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIDY-UP

tidy-up  [ˈtaɪdɪˌʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIDY-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tidy-Up is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES TIDY-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tidy-up in the English dictionary

The definition of tidy-up in the dictionary is the act of making something neat and orderlyto have a tidy-up to give sth a tidy-up.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIDY-UP


blow-up
ˈbləʊˌʌp
break-up
ˈbreɪkˌʌp
checkup
ˈtʃɛkˌʌp
cleanup
ˈkliːnˌʌp
close-up
ˈkləʊsˌʌp
follow-up
ˈfɒləʊˌʌp
layup
ˈleɪˌʌp
linkup
ˈlɪŋkˌʌp
look-up
ˈlʊkˌʌp
pull-up
ˈpʊlˌʌp
put-you-up
ˈpʊtjuːˌʌp
speed-up
ˈspiːdˌʌp
step-up
ˈstɛpˌʌp
take-up
ˈteɪkˌʌp
tune-up
ˈtjuːnˌʌp
warm-up
ˈwɔːmˌʌp
wickiup
ˈwɪkɪˌʌp
wickyup
ˈwɪkɪˌʌp
wikiup
ˈwɪkɪˌʌp
wind-up
ˈwaɪndˌʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIDY-UP

tidelike
tideline
tidemark
tidemill
tidesman
tidewaiter
tidewater
tidewave
tideway
tidied
tidier
tidies
tidiest
tidily
tidiness
tidings
tidivation
tidy
tidy-out
tidytips

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIDY-UP

a turn-up
belly-up
build-up
fry-up
get-up
giddy-up
grown-up
hold-up
hook-up
line-up
made-up
make-up
pick-up
pin-up
pop-up
set-up
setting-up
stand-up
start-up
wake-up

Synonyms and antonyms of tidy-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tidy-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIDY-UP

Find out the translation of tidy-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tidy-up 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-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收拾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recoger
570 millions of speakers

English

tidy-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साफ अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُرَتِّبُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убирать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrumar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোছানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ranger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mengemaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufräumen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

整頓する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정돈하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

ngresiki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sắp xếp gọn gàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுத்தம் செய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नीटनेटका-अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzenli-up
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riordinare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uprzątnąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прибирати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a pune în ordine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τακτοποιώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

netjies -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

städa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rydde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tidy-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIDY-UP»

The term «tidy-up» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.984 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIDY-UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tidy-up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIDY-UP»

Discover the use of tidy-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tidy-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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
2
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
3
Tidy Up!
Stepping Stones are ideal for children to share with adults.
Julia Lawson, Naima Browne, 2005
4
Tidying Up Art
Tidying Up Art is an attempt at bringing a bit of clarity into our lives just where it makes no sense at all!
Ursus Wehrli, 2003
5
Tidy Up, Trevor
Trevor the terrapin is a bit of a tyke. When his family go for a day out on the river, he stays at home to tidy up. Only whenever Trevors in volved things are never as straightforward as they first seem. . . .
Rob Lewis, 1998
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Culturally Speaking: Managing Rapport Through Talk Across ...
Downgraders/upgraders for requests (selected examples) Can you tidy up your desk? Syntactic downgraders Negation of preparatory condition, e.g. You couldn' t tidy up your desk, could you? Aspect, e.g. I'm wondering if you could tidy up ...
Helen Spencer-Oatey, 2000
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An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
When do you plan to tidy up your room? 3. Don't you think your room's a mess? 4. Can you go upstairs and tidy up your room? 5. Would you mind tidying up your room? 6. Go and tidy up your room. 7. If you don't tidy up your room, you don't go  ...
Ronald Wardhaugh, 2011
8
Oneida-English/English Oneida Dictionary
teyutohtdlhos she tidies up. tewakatohtdlhu I have tidied up, teyakotohtdlhu she has tidied up, teyukyatohtdlhu we two have it all tidy. wa 7tkatohtdlho 7 I tidied up . tehsatohtdlho Tidy up! Withs- repetitive: tusayutohtdlho7 she tidied up again.
Karin Michelson, Mercy Doxtator, 2002
9
100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Outstanding Practice
“When it's really noisy in the unit and children are playing in lots of different areas it can be difficult to make them all hear me when it is time to tidy up. Since I started using the 'tidy-up music' the end of each session has been much more ...
Lucy Peet, 2013
10
The Tidy-Up Spider
Ruben finds a spider in the attic and enjoys playing with it, even though Papa keeps telling him to throw it outside.
Monique Hagen, Hans Hagen, 1997

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIDY-UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tidy-up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Old Mutual's mixed bag requires a thorough tidy-up
Everything about Julian Roberts is neat. The hair. The moustache. The suit. The way he has stabilised and rationalised Old Mutual, a South Africa-focused ... «Financial Times, Apr 15»
2
What Stonehenge needs is a tidy-up
What Stonehenge needs is a tidy-up. Simon Jenkins. I find the stones as they are rather dull. We rebuild churches and cathedrals – why not make the circle ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tidy-Up [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tidy-up>. May 2024 ».
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