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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bathe /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 TermsBrit. an act of bathing;
bath;
swim.
bath•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bathe (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 Termsthe 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 bath1 + -ian infinitive suffix bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bathe /beɪð/ vb - (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
- chiefly US Canadian to wash in a bath
- (tr; often passive) to suffuse
n - Brit 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 badōnˈbather n |