sheathe
verb /ʃiːð/
/ʃiːð/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sheathe | /ʃiːð/ /ʃiːð/ |
| he / she / it sheathes | /ʃiːðz/ /ʃiːðz/ |
| past simple sheathed | /ʃiːðd/ /ʃiːðd/ |
| past participle sheathed | /ʃiːðd/ /ʃiːðd/ |
| -ing form sheathing | /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/ /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/ |
- sheathe something (literary) to put a knife or sword into a sheath
- [usually passive] sheathe something (in/with something) to cover something in a material, especially in order to protect it
Word Originlate Middle English: from sheath.