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soilsoil2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYsoil2Origin: 1200-1300 Old French soiller, from soil pigsty, probably from Latin suile, from sus pig VERB TABLEsoil |
| Present | I, you, we, they | soil | | he, she, it | soils | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | soiled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have soiled | | he, she, it | has soiled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had soiled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will soil | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have soiled |
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| Present | I | am soiling | | he, she, it | is soiling | | you, we, they | are soiling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was soiling | | you, we, they | were soiling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been soiling | | he, she, it | has been soiling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been soiling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be soiling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been soiling |
THESAURUSnot clean► dirty not clean: How did the floor get so dirty? There was a stack of dirty dishes in the sink. ► filthy very dirty: The carpet was filthy – I didn’t even want to walk on it. ► dusty covered with dust: There were piles of dusty books around the room. ► muddy covered in mud: Take off those muddy hiking boots before you come in the house. ► greasy covered with a lot of oil or grease (=an oily substance): There were greasy fingerprints on the glasses. ► grimy covered in a lot of dirt, grease, etc. that seems to be stuck onto the surface: The mechanic wiped his grimy hands on a towel. ► soiled formal made dirty, especially by waste from your body: We use this pail for soiled diapers. ► polluted made dirty from chemicals or waste. Used about air, land, or water: You can’t swim in the river – it’s too polluted. ► contaminated formal not safe to use because of harmful chemicals or bacteria. Used about water, food, or land: Several people became sick after drinking contaminated water. 1formal to make something dirty, especially with waste from your body: He didn’t want the guards to see he had soiled himself.2soil your hands [usually in negatives] to do something or become involved with something that is dirty, immoral, or dishonest—soiled adjective: soiled diapers► see thesaurus at dirty1 |