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Inflections of 'bathe ' (v ): (⇒ conjugate )bathes v 3rd person singular bathing v pres p bathed v past bathed v past p
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 bathe /beɪð/USA pronunciation
v., bathed, bath•ing, n. v.
to give a bath to; wash:[ ~ + object] I carefully bathed the baby in warm water.
to take a bath or sunbath:[ no object] I shaved, bathed, and got dressed for the evening.
[ ~ + object] to apply water or other liquid to: The nurse bathed the wound.
[ ~ + object] to cover or surround: Sunlight was bathing the room. The runner was bathed in sweat.
to swim for pleasure:[ no object] They went bathing but the water was too cold.
n. [ countable ]
British Terms Brit. an act of bathing; bath; swim.
bath•er, n. [ countable ]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 bathe
(bāᵺ),USA pronunciation v., bathed, bath•ing, n. v.t.
to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
to wet; wash.
to moisten or suffuse with any liquid.
to apply water or other liquid to, with a sponge, cloth, etc.:to bathe a wound.
to wash over or against, as by the action of the sea, a river, etc.:incoming tides bathing the coral reef.
to cover or surround:a shaft of sunlight bathing the room; a morning fog bathing the city.
v.i.
to take a bath or sunbath.
to swim for pleasure.
to be covered or surrounded as if with water.
n.
British Terms the act of bathing, esp. in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
Middle English bath (i )en, Old English bathian, equivalent. to bæth bath 1 + -ian infinitive suffix bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bathe / beɪð / (intransitive ) to swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river, esp for pleasure (transitive ) to apply liquid to (skin, a wound, etc) in order to cleanse or soothe to immerse or be immersed in a liquid to wash in a bath (tr; often passive ) to suffuse a swim or paddle in a body of open water or a river Etymology: Old English bathian ; related to Old Norse batha , Old High German badōn ˈbather
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