mess
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/mes/
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/mes/
noun
B1
A dirty or untidy state.
The room was a mess after the party.
R
A situation with many problems, often due to poor organization or mistakes.
The company's finances are a mess.
R
A person who is dirty or untidy.
After playing outside, he was a mess.
R
A person with serious problems or in bad mental condition.
After the breakup, he was an emotional mess.
R
Animal waste, usually from a dog or cat.
Please clean up your pet's mess.
R
A large amount of something.
There's a mess of berries on that bush.
R
A building or room where military people eat.
The soldiers eat together in the mess.
verb
R
To make something dirty or untidy.
Don't mess your clothes before the photo.
R
To pass waste in the wrong place.
The puppy made a mess on the floor.
translation
A dirty or untidy state.; A situation with many problems, often due to poor organization or mistakes.; A person who is dirty or untidy.; A person with serious problems or in bad mental condition.; Animal waste, usually from a dog or cat.; A large amount of something.; A building or room where military people eat.
To make something dirty or untidy.; To pass waste in the wrong place.
Word Forms
3rd Present
messes
Past
messed
Perfect
messed
Progressive
messing
Plural
messes