strain the potatoes in English

Forms: strains the potatoes [present, singular, third-person], straining the potatoes [participle, present], strained the potatoes [participle, past], strained the potatoes [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} strain the potatoes (third-person singular simple present strains the potatoes, present participle straining the potatoes, simple past and past participle strained the potatoes)

Inflected forms

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"strain the potatoes" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms