wash
verb (used with object)
to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
have washed
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present perfectof wash.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At First Watch, by the end of Fermine’s shift at around 3 p.m., he will have washed hundreds of dishes, taken out the trash and mopped up the dish room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
After reflecting on everything that happened—the control, the manipulation—I have washed my hands of this situation.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
After reflecting on everything that happened — the control, the manipulation — I have washed my hands of this situation.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
Plastic discs from a wastewater treatment works in Swansea have washed up in huge numbers across the city's beach as well as Gower and Neath Port Talbot.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Who would have washed those wet clothes and held you as you cried.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
