Tidy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtaɪdɪ|  American pronunciation of the word tidy
Brit.  |ˈtaɪdɪ|  British pronunciation of the word tidy

noun

- receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

verb

- put (things or places) in order (syn: clean up, straighten)

adjective

- (of hair) neat and tidy
- large in amount or extent or degree (syn: goodly, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable)
a tidy sum of money

Extra examples

He has always been a tidy person.

She earns a tidy salary.

They paid a tidy sum for the house.

I tidied the house before they arrived.

Help me to tidy this room up.

I must have a few minutes to tidy myself up.

I try to keep the garden tidy.

Ellen's room is always neat and tidy.

Chris is a naturally tidy person.

Tidy your room!

It's time we tidied up the office.

I'm tired of tidying up after you boys (=tidying somewhere that someone else has made untidy).

But Vietnam is hard to sell as a tidy, cathartic morality tale of troubled times overcome.

...corralled a scattering of stray pens and quickly stuffed them in the drawer to tidy the desk...

Tidy the room and plump up the cushions ready for our guests.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: tidy
he/she/it: tidies
present participle: tidying
past tense: tidied
past participle: tidied
adjective
comparative: tidier
superlative: tidiest
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