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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
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To clean the window/room/hotel---To clean up the window...
Hello.
What is the difference in meaning between To clean the window/room/hotel and To clean up the window/room/hotel? (what am I doing in each case?).
What is the difference in meaning between To clean the mess and to clean the dirt? (what am I doing in each case?).
What is the difference in meaning between To clean up the mess and to clean up the dirt? (what am I doing in each case?).
Thanks.
What is the difference in meaning between To clean the window/room/hotel and To clean up the window/room/hotel? (what am I doing in each case?).
What is the difference in meaning between To clean the mess and to clean the dirt? (what am I doing in each case?).
What is the difference in meaning between To clean up the mess and to clean up the dirt? (what am I doing in each case?).
Thanks.
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"To clean" means simply to make something clean. "To clean up" implies that you are cleaning and/or tidying something which somebody else has made dirty or messy, deliberately or accidentally. " (Nobody put the dust there.
- "To clean" means simply to make something clean.
- "To clean up" implies that you are cleaning and/or tidying something which somebody else has made dirty or messy, deliberately or accidentally.
- " (Nobody put the dust there.
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"To clean" means simply to make something clean.
"To clean up" implies that you are cleaning and/or tidying something which somebody else has made dirty or messy, deliberately or accidentally.
"I cleaned the dusty window." (Nobody put the dust there. It simply settled there over time.)
"I will clean the car." (Nobody made the car dirty deliberately.)
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"To clean up" implies that you are cleaning and/or tidying something which somebody else has made dirty or messy, deliberately or accidentally.
"I cleaned the dusty window." (Nobody put the dust there. It simply settled there over time.)
"I will clean the car." (Nobody made the car dirty deliberately.)
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