cleaned by vs cleaning by

Both "cleaned by" and "cleaning by" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Cleaned by" is used to indicate the agent or person who performed the cleaning action, while "cleaning by" is used to describe the process or method of cleaning.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

cleaned by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the agent or person who performed the cleaning action.

This phrase is used to show who performed the cleaning action. For example, 'The house was cleaned by the maid.'

Examples:

The car was cleaned by the owner.
The dishes were cleaned by the dishwasher.
The windows were cleaned by the professional cleaner.

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I need that lot cleaned by noon.
I'll have your room in the hallway cleaned by this afternoon.
The column must be cleaned by flushing with 100 % solvent B (7.5.1) for at least 30 minutes every 20-25 runs.
Note: The column must be cleaned by flushing with 100 % solvent B (7.5.1) for at least 30 minutes every 20-25 runs.
These factors have been determined in several laboratories by treating, with the appropriate reagent as specified in the method of analysis, fibres cleaned by the pre-treatment.
These factors have been determined in several laboratories by treating, with the appropriate reagent as specified in the method of analysis, fibres cleaned by the pre-treatment.
I want my room cleaned by the time I return.
'vacuum cleaner' means an appliance that removes soil from a surface to be cleaned by means of an airflow created by underpressure developed within the unit;
Inject the external standard solution (7.3) every 5-10 test sample solutions in order to calculate the response factor 0 Note: The column must be cleaned by flushing with 100 % solvent B (7.5.1) for at least 30 minutes every 20-25 runs.
I had my brain cleaned by Mr. Donaghy.
Filter discs can be cleaned by leaving them in rennilase solution overnight.
Sieves shall be cleaned by using a brush with stiff synthetic hairs.
The room wasn't cleaned by Kate.
There's a huge segment of the population that is tired... of having their clothes cleaned by Koreans.
A total of eighteen trails have to cleaned by the end of the week.
We've all had our clocks cleaned by a perp at least once.
The outside of SoloStar can be cleaned by wiping it with a damp cloth.
Where supply conditions justify it, this water shall be cleaned by means of appropriate treatment.
Compressed air supplied to the test units, cleaned by a cotton wool strainer, should be free of organic carbon and pre-saturated with water to reduce evaporation losses.
If a glass fibre filter is used, it should be cleaned by baking for at least three hours at 400 ºC.

Alternatives:

cleaned with
cleaned using
cleaned by means of
cleaned through

cleaning by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the process or method of cleaning.

This phrase is used to describe how the cleaning is being done. For example, 'The carpet was cleaning by steam.'