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# tidy

adjective (tidy, tidier, tidiest); verb (tidy, tidies, tidied, tidying; tidy up)

«tidy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Tidy means neat and in order, with things in their right places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#m1)
2. To tidy (or tidy up) means to make a place neat by putting things away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#m2)
3. A tidy amount of money means quite a lot (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#m3)
4. To tidy up can also mean to put thoughts or feelings into good order. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and at school, children tidy their bedrooms, desks and classrooms; «Tidy up time!» means put everything away. A tidy room is safer: toys and cables on the floor can make people trip. Tidy handwriting and tidy working out in maths make answers easy to read and check. In stories a tidy character is neat and careful.

### Examples

- Please tidy your room before dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x1)
- Her desk is always tidy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x2)
- Let's tidy up the toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x3)
- Keep your working out tidy so you can check it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x4)
- His handwriting is tidier than mine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x5)
- A tidy floor means nobody trips over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x6)
- She tidied the books onto the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x7)
- They made a tidy profit selling lemonade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x8)
- Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter when she was tidying up her children’s minds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/#x9)

### Note

Verb forms: tidies, tidied (y → ie), tidying (keep y). Opposites: «untidy», «messy». «Tidy up» is very common. «Tidy» is used more in British English; Americans also say «clean up» or «neat».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tidy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tidy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tidy.html) on Mova free.