iron
verb/ˈaɪən/
/ˈaɪərn/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they iron | /ˈaɪən/ /ˈaɪərn/ |
| he / she / it irons | /ˈaɪənz/ /ˈaɪərnz/ |
| past simple ironed | /ˈaɪənd/ /ˈaɪərnd/ |
| past participle ironed | /ˈaɪənd/ /ˈaɪərnd/ |
| -ing form ironing | /ˈaɪənɪŋ/ /ˈaɪərnɪŋ/ |
- to make clothes, etc. smooth by using an iron
- He was ironing when I arrived.
- iron something I'll need to iron that dress before I can wear it.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb1- Her clothes were always beautifully ironed.
- My jeans need ironing.
- a neat pile of freshly ironed shirts
Word OriginOld English īren, īsen, īsern, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijzer and German Eisen, and probably ultimately from Celtic.Definitions on the go
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