tidy

ti·dy

 (tī′dē)

adj. ti·di·er, ti·di·est

1.

a. Orderly and clean in appearance: keeps the apartment tidy.

b. Given to keeping things clean and in order: a tidy housekeeper.

2. Informal Adequate; satisfactory: a tidy arrangement.

3. Informal Substantial; considerable: a tidy sum.

v. ti·died, ti·dy·ing, ti·dies

v.tr.

To clean or put in order: tidied up the house.

v.intr.

To make things clean or orderly: tidied up after dinner.

n. pl. ti·dies

A decorative protective covering for the arms or headrest of a chair.

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[Middle English tidi, in season, healthy, from tide, time; see tide¹.]

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ti′di·ly adv.

ti′di·ness n.

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tidy

(ˈtaɪdɪ)

adj, -dier or -diest

1. characterized by or indicating neatness and order

2. informal considerable: a tidy sum of money.

3. bang tidy slang of exceptionally good quality

vb, -dies, -dying or -died

(when: intr, usually foll by up) to put (things) in order; neaten

n, pl -dies

4.

a. a small container in which odds and ends are kept

b. sink tidy a container with holes in the bottom, kept in the sink to retain rubbish that might clog the plug hole

5. (Furniture) chiefly US and Canadian an ornamental protective covering for the back or arms of a chair

[C13 (in the sense: timely, seasonable, excellent): from tide¹ + -y¹; related to Dutch tijdig timely]

ˈtidily adv

ˈtidiness n

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ti•dy

(ˈtaɪ di)

adj. -di•er, -di•est, adj.

1. neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress.

2. clearly organized and systematic.

3. tolerably good; acceptable: They worked out a tidy arrangement.

4. fairly large; considerable: a tidy sum.

v.t., v.i.

5. to make tidy (often fol. by up).

n.

6. a place for keeping miscellaneous articles, as a box with small drawers and compartments.

7. antimacassar.

[1200–50; Middle English tidi, tidy timely, seasonable, good. See tide¹, -y¹]

ti′di•ly, adv.

ti′di•ness, n.

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tidy

- Comes from tide, which in Old English meant "time period"; its original meaning was "timely, opportune."

See also related terms for tide.

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tidy

Past participle: tidied
Gerund: tidying

Imperative

tidy

tidy

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tidy - receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
Verb	1.	tidy - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" clean up, neaten, square away, tidy up, straighten, straighten out make up, make - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room" order - bring order to or into; "Order these files" clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
Adj.	1.	tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed" untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
	2.	tidy - (of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" kempt groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
	3.	tidy - large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" goodly, sizable, sizeable, goodish, hefty, respectable, healthy considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

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tidy

adjective

1. neat, orderly, ordered, clean, trim, systematic, spruce, businesslike, well-kept, well-ordered, shipshape, spick-and-span, trig (archaic or dialect), in apple-pie order (informal) Having a tidy desk can sometimes seem impossible.
neat disordered, messy, untidy, dirty, disorderly, filthy, sloppy, scruffy, in disarray, dishevelled, unkempt, slovenly, unsystematic, unbusinesslike, unmethodical

2. organized, neat, fastidious, methodical, smart, efficient, spruce, businesslike, well-groomed, well turned out She wasn't a tidy person.

3. (Informal) considerable, large, substantial, good, goodly, fair, healthy, generous, handsome, respectable, ample, largish, sizable or sizeable The opportunities are there to make a tidy profit.
considerable little, small, tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable

verb

1. neaten, straighten, put in order, order, clean, groom, spruce up, put to rights, put in trim She made her bed and tidied her room.
neaten disorder, mess up, dirty, mess, dishevel

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tidy

adjective

1. In good order or clean condition:

neat, orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, taut, trig, trim, well-groomed.

Chiefly British: tight.

Idiom: neat as a pin.

2. Informal. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent:

acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable.

Informal: OK.

3. Informal. Notably above average in amount, size, or scope:

big, considerable, extensive, good, great, healthy, large, large-scale, sizable.

verb

1. To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly.Also used with up:

clean (up), clear (up), neaten (up), police, spruce (up), straighten (up).

2. To make neat and trim; make presentable.Also used with up:

clean (up), freshen (up), groom, neaten (up), slick up, spruce (up), trig (out), trim.

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Translations

كَبير إلى حَدٍّ مامُرَتَّبمُرَتَّب، مُنَظَّميُرَتِّبيُرَتِّبُ

uklizenýupravenýpokliditpořádnýuklidit

ryddeliggøre ordenordentligpænrydde op i

ordentlichwegräumenadrettaufgeräumtaufräumen

νοικοκυρεμένοςνοικοκυρεύωσιγυρίζω

ordenadoordenararregladoaseadoconsiderable

siistisiivota

rangerréglercoquetentretenunet

spremitiuredan

takaríttekintélyes

laga tilòokkalegursnyrtilegur

ordinareordinatopuliziarecipienteordinatamente

きちんとした片付ける

단정한정돈하다

kārtīgskārtotpamatīgssakārtottīrīt

netjesopruimen

rydderyddig

schludnyuporządkować

arrumadoarrumar

аккуратныйубирать

uprataný

natančenpočistitiureditiurejen

städastädad

จัดให้เป็นระเบียบที่เป็นระเบียบ

derleyip toparlamakderli topludüzenlihatırı sayılır miktardaoldukça büyük

dọn dẹpngăn nắp

整理整齐的相当多的整洁的

tidy

[ˈtaɪdɪ]

A. ADJ (tidier (compar) (tidiest (superl)))

1. (= neat, orderly)

1.1. (in appearance) [house, room] → ordenado, arreglado; [garden] → cuidado; [cupboard, desk, pile] → ordenado; [appearance] → aseado, pulcro; [hair] → arreglado; [schoolwork] → limpio
he likes to keep the house tidy → le gusta tener la casa ordenada or arreglada
to look tidy [person] → tener un aspecto aseado or pulcro; [room] → tener un aspecto ordenado

1.2. (in character) [person, child] → ordenado
she's not very tidy → no es muy ordenada
I'm an obsessively tidy person → soy un obseso del orden

2. (= sizeable) [sum] → bonito; [income, profit] → bueno
he'll make a tidy sum out of it → sacará de ello un buen dinero or una bonita cantidad

B. VT (also tidy up) [+ room, house] → ordenar, arreglar; [+ drawer, cupboard, desk] → ordenar

C. N

1. (= container for desk, kitchen, etc) recipiente para poner utensilios de escritorio, cubiertos etc

2. (= act) I gave the lounge a quick tidy (up) → arreglé un poco el salón

tidy away VT + ADV (Brit) [+ toys, books, papers] → guardar, poner en su sitio
to tidy the dishes away → guardar los platos, poner los platos en su sitio

tidy out VT + ADV → limpiar, ordenar

tidy up

A. VI + ADV → ordenar

B. VT + ADV

1. = tidy B

2. to tidy o.s. up → arreglarse

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tidy

[ˈtaɪdi]

adj

[room] → bien rangé(e); [dress, work, appearance] → soigné(e)
Your room's very tidy → Ta chambre est très bien rangée.
He always looks neat and tidy → Il a toujours une bonne présentation., Il présente toujours bien.

[person, personality] (in habits) → ordonné(e)
She's very tidy → Elle est très ordonnée.
She's obsessively tidy
BUT C'est une maniaque de l'ordre.

[mind] → ordonné(e)

(= large) [sum, amount, profit] → rondelet(te)

vt → ranger
Go and tidy your room → Va ranger ta chambre.

vi → ranger

tidy up

vi → ranger
Don't forget to tidy up afterwards → N'oubliez pas de ranger après.

vt → ranger
to tidy o.s. up → s'arranger

tidy away

vt → ranger

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tidy

adj (+er)

(= orderly) → ordentlich; appearance → gepflegt, ordentlich; room → aufgeräumt; desk → ordentlich; handwriting, schoolwork → sauber; to look tidy (person) → ordentlich or gepflegt aussehen; (room) → ordentlich aussehen; she has very tidy habits → sie ist ein sehr ordentlicher or ordnungsliebender Mensch; to teach somebody tidy habits → jdn zur Ordnung erziehen; to keep something tidy → etw in Ordnung halten; to get a room tidy → ein Zimmer aufräumen; she’s very tidy in her dress → sie ist immer sehr ordentlich gekleidet; to make oneself tidy → sich zurechtmachen; to have a tidy mind → klar or logisch denken

(inf: = considerable) → ordentlich (inf), → ganz schön (inf); a tidy sum → eine ordentliche Stange Geld (inf)

vt hair → in Ordnung bringen; room also → aufräumen; (also tidy up) drawer, desk → aufräumen

n → Behälter m

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tidy

:

tidy-out

n → Entrümpelung f; the cupboards could do with a tidy → die Schränke müssten mal entrümpelt or ausgemistet (inf) → werden

tidy-up

n → Aufräumen nt; this room needs a tidy → dieses Zimmer muss aufgeräumt werden; go and give yourself a tidy → mach dich ein bisschen zurecht

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tidy

[ˈtaɪdɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → ordinato/a, in ordine; (hair, dress) → in ordine, curato/a, a posto; (room) → lindo/a; (work) → accurato/a; (drawing) → pulito/a; (person, in appearance) → curato/a; (in character) → ordinato/a; (mind) → organizzato/a
a tidy sum (fam) → una bella sommetta

2. vt (also tidy up) (room, toys) → mettere in ordine, riordinare; (one's hair) → ravviarsi

tidy away vt + adv → mettere via

tidy out vt + adv → mettere in ordine

tidy up

1. vi + adv → fare ordine

2. vt + adv = tidy 2
to tidy o.s. up → rassettarsi

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tidy

(ˈtaidi) adjective

1. (negative untidy) in good order; neat. a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy. netjies مُرَتَّب، مُنَظَّم спретнат arrumado uklizený, upravený ordentlich ryddelig; ordentlig τακτικός, περιποιημένος, συγυρισμένοςordenado korralik مرتب siisti net, ordonnéמסודר स्वच्छ uredan, čist rendes rapi snyrtilegur ordinato きちんとした 깔끔한 tvarkingas kārtīgs; tīrs kemas netjesordentlig, pen, ryddigschludnyarrumado îngrijit; ordonat опрятный uprataný, upravený urejen uredan prydlig, proper ที่เป็นระเบียบ düzenli 整潔的 охайний, акуратний صاف ستھرا sạch sẽ, ngăn nắp 整洁的

2. fairly big. a tidy sum of money. groot, aardig كَبير إلى حَدٍّ ما значителен grande pořádný ordentlich pæn μεγαλούτσικος, σεβαστόςconsiderable kena(ke) هنگفت؛ قابل ملاحظه sievoinen coquet דֵי גָדוֹל साफ-सुथरा znatan, priličan tekintélyes (összeg) besar þokkalegur considerevole かなりの 상당한 nemenkas pamatīgs lumayan aardignett, penspory grande mare значительный poriadny čeden priličan nätt, rundlig, skaplig ใหญ่พอควร oldukça büyük, hatırı sayılır miktarda 相當多的 значний, чималий اچھا خاصا khá lớn, khá to 相当多的

verb

(sometimes with up, ~away etc) to put in good order; to make neat. He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived. opruim يُرَتِّب разтребвам arrumar uklidit in Ordnung bringen gøre orden; rydde op τακτοποιώ, συγυρίζωordenar korrastama, koristama مرتب کردن siistiä ranger לְסַדֵר व्यवस्थित करना pospremiti, urediti rendbe tesz merapikan laga til riordinare 整える 정돈하다 (su)tvarkyti []kārtot; uzkopt; tīrīt mengemas opruimenrydde opp, ordne, stelleukładać, sprzątaćarrumar a face curăţenie/ordine (în) прибирать upratať pospraviti srediti städa [upp/undan] จัดให้เรียบร้อย derleyip toparlamak 整理 прибирати, наводити порядок ترتيب سے رکھنا، صاف ستھرا رکھنا làm cho ngăn nắp 整理

ˈtidily adverb

opruimend بِتَرْتيب спретнато com asseio upraveně ordentlich ordentligt; ryddeligt τακτικάordenadamente korralikult بطور منظم siististi soigneusement בְּאוֹפֶן מְסוּדַר सुव्यवस्था से, साफ सुथरेपन से uredno rendesen dengan rapi snyrtilega accuratamente きちんと 깨끗하게 tvarkingai kārtīgi; tīri dgn rapi netjesordentlig, pent, ryddigschludnie com asseio ordonat опрятно čisto, upravene urejeno uredno prydligt, propert อย่างเป็นระเบียบ düzenle 整潔地 охайно صفائي سے ngăn nắp 整洁地

ˈtidiness noun

opgeruim تَرْتيب спретнатост asseio čistota, pořádek die Ordnung orden; ryddelighed τάξη, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. συγυρισμένο orden korralikkus نظم و ترتیب siisteys ordre, propretéסדר सुव्यवस्था, साफ सुथरापन urednost rendesség kerapian snyrtimennska ordine, accuratezza 整とん 깨끗함 tvarkingumas kārtīgums; tīrīgums; tīrība kerapian netheidordenssans, orden schludność asseio curăţenie, ordine опрятность čistota, poriadok red; snažnost urednost prydlighet, properhet ความเป็นระเบียบ düzen, tertip 整潔 охайність صفائي sự ngăn nắp 整洁

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tidy

→ مُرَتَّب, يُرَتِّبُ poklidit, uklizený rydde op i, ryddelig aufräumen, ordentlich νοικοκυρεμένος, σιγυρίζω ordenado, ordenar siisti, siivota rangé, ranger spremiti, uredan ordinare, ordinato きちんとした, 片付ける 단정한, 정돈하다 netjes, opruimen rydde, ryddig schludny, uporządkować arrumado, arrumar аккуратный, убирать städa, städad จัดให้เป็นระเบียบ, ที่เป็นระเบียบ derli toplu, toplamak dọn dẹp, ngăn nắp 整理, 整齐的

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tidy

a. aseado-a, pulcro-a; limpio-a.

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