soft-delete in English

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

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