soft delete in English

Forms: soft deletes [present, singular, third-person], soft deleting [participle, present], soft deleted [participle, past], soft deleted [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb}} soft delete (third-person singular simple present soft deletes, present participle soft deleting, simple past and past participle soft deleted)

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    {
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    {
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    {
      "form": "soft deletes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soft deleting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "soft deleted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past"
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"soft delete" meaning in English

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