peel the onion in English

Audio: En-au-peel the onion.ogg

Forms: peels the onion [present, singular, third-person], peeling the onion [participle, present], peeled the onion [participle, past], peeled the onion [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} peel the onion (third-person singular simple present peels the onion, present participle peeling the onion, simple past and past participle peeled the onion)

Inflected forms

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        "To investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery."
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"peel the onion" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms