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noun | verb | adjective ironiron1 /ˈaɪɚn/ ●●● W3 noun ETYMOLOGYiron1Origin: Old English isern, iren 1 [uncountable] (symbol Fe) science, chemistry a common hard metal that is an element, is used to make steel, is magnetic, and is found in very small quantities in food and blood: tools made of iron My doctor said I need more iron in my diet.2[countable] a thing used for making clothes smooth, which has a heated flat metal base3have several irons in the fire to be involved in several different activities or have several plans4[countable] a golf club made of metal rather than wood5irons [plural] old use a set of chains used to prevent a prisoner from moving [Origin: Old English isern, iren] → see also pump iron at pump2 (9), rule somebody/something with an iron fist/hand at rule2 (5), strike while the iron is hot at strike1 (28), have a will of iron at will2 (7) noun | verb | adjective ironiron2 ●●● verb [transitive] VERB TABLEiron |
Present | I, you, we, they | iron | | he, she, it | irons | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ironed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ironed | | he, she, it | has ironed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ironed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will iron | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ironed |
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Present | I | am ironing | | he, she, it | is ironing | | you, we, they | are ironing | Past | I, he, she, it | was ironing | | you, we, they | were ironing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ironing | | he, she, it | has been ironing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ironing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ironing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ironing |
to make clothes smooth using an iron: I need to iron a few shirts for my trip. → see also ironingiron something ↔ out phrasal verb1to solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, especially small ones: There are still a few problems we need to iron out.2to remove the folds from your clothes by ironing them noun | verb | adjective ironiron3 adjective [only before noun] very firm and strong or determined: iron discipline |