set a sponge in English

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-set a sponge.wav

Forms: sets a sponge [present, singular, third-person], setting a sponge [participle, present], set a sponge [participle, past], set a sponge [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,set>}} set a sponge (third-person singular simple present sets a sponge, present participle setting a sponge, simple past and past participle set a sponge)

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"set a sponge" meaning in English

Verb