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adjective | verb tidytidy1 /ˈtaɪdi/ ●○○ adjective (comparative tidier, superlative tidiest) ETYMOLOGYtidy1Origin: 1700-1800 tidy at an appropriate time (13-18 centuries), from tide ► neat and tidy Zola’s house is always neat and tidy. 1 a tidy room, house, desk, etc. is neatly arranged with everything in the right place SYN neat: Zola’s house is always neat and tidy.2a tidy sum/profit etc. informal a large amount of money3someone who is tidy keeps his or her house, clothes, etc. neat and clean SYN neat [Origin: 1700–1800 tidy at an appropriate time (13–18 centuries), from tide]—tidily adverb—tidiness noun [uncountable] adjective | verb tidytidy2 ●○○ (also tidy up) verb (, tidied, tidying) [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEtidy |
Present | I, you, we, they | tidy | | he, she, it | tidies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tidied | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tidied | | he, she, it | has tidied | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tidied | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tidy | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tidied |
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Present | I | am tidying | | he, she, it | is tidying | | you, we, they | are tidying | Past | I, he, she, it | was tidying | | you, we, they | were tidying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tidying | | he, she, it | has been tidying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tidying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tidying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tidying |
to make a place look neat: I was tidying up my desk when the phone rang. |