"wipe" means to take a piece of cloth over something to clean it or to remove dirt or liquid In your case, it just means to remove the liquid from the table. examples: The mother wiped her child's nose because it was dripping. Wipe your mouth after you eat spaghetti. After you take a shower, you sometimes have to wipe the wet floor. dry --just means to make something dry (that is, make it no longer wet. As in dry your hair, dry the dishes after you wash them, etc). it can be used with our without an object Can you dry this sweater in the machine or does it need to be air-dried? In your case, it means that the shirt will (soon) not be wet because either it will dry by itself OR the person wearing it will dry it. (in your example, I would say (about the shirt) -- Oh don't worry, it will dry.

''Dry'' means ''to make/get something dry - to remove wetness.'' You usually ''dry'' something after ''having washed something or gotten something wet.'' *You can also use ''wipe up'' or ''wipe off'' For example: 1) ''Hey, I'm busy here drying off my hands! Could you please answer the phone for me?'' 2) ''Oh, come on! This hair of yours is too wet! Just pick up a towel and dry it up'' 2) ''Here is a towel so you can dry yourself off when you get out of the pool!'' In your example, you could say: ''it doesn't matter. It will dry.''' (this sounds better) As for ''Wipe'', it just means ''to subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry something'' When someone wipes something, he/she just removes dirt or liquid from some place (in your case, ''from the table''). *You can also use ''wipe up'' or ''wipe off'' Here are some examples for you: 1) ''I wiped my feet before I went inside'' 2) ''Yesterday, my mom just spilled a large amount of coffee on the floor! It got all sticky, so I had to wipe it up!'' 3) ''I tried to wipe the water off the table, but there was so much that I gave up!'' In your example, you might say: ''Oh don't worry! I'll wipe it off.'' Hope that helps!

You need to wash the shirt, not dry it. You can wipe the table, or maybe clean it too.