verbnounElementary

rinse

US

/rɪns/

UK

/rɪns/

Meaning

To wash something briefly with clean water to remove soap, dirt, or another substance.

साफ़ पानी से किसी चीज़ को जल्दी धोना, ताकि उस पर लगा साबुन, मिट्टी या कोई दूसरी चीज़ हट जाए।

Examples

“Rinse the rice under cold water before cooking it.”

rinse somethingbefore cooking

“She rinsed the shampoo from her hair.”

rinse something frompersonal care

“Rinsing the bottle well removes any leftover juice.”

gerund as subjectrinse something

Useful patterns

rinse something with waterrinse something offrinse something outrinse something under running water

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rinsing(noun)

Common collocations

rinse your mouthrinse the dishesrinse out a bottlerinse under running waterrinse thoroughlyrinse off soap

Common mistakes

Not natural: I rinsed the pan with detergent.

Better: I washed the pan with detergent, then rinsed it with water.

Use detergent to wash; rinse means to remove it or other residue with water.

डिटर्जेंट से बर्तन धोते हैं; rinse का मतलब पानी से डिटर्जेंट या बाकी गंदगी हटाना है।

Not natural: Please rinse the vegetables from the dirt.

Better: Please rinse the dirt off the vegetables.

Use “rinse something off” when naming what you are removing from an item.

किसी चीज़ से गंदगी हटाने के लिए “rinse something off” कहना ज़्यादा स्वाभाविक है।

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Synonyms

Words with similar meaning

washflushswillwash off

Learner tip

Rinse usually means using water after washing; washing removes dirt, while rinsing removes soap or remaining residue.

Rinse आम तौर पर धोने के बाद पानी इस्तेमाल करना है; washing गंदगी हटाती है, जबकि rinsing साबुन या बचा हुआ residue हटाती है।

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What does “rinse” usually mean?

“Rinse” का आम तौर पर क्या मतलब होता है?