bare

CEFRB2

/bɛə/

adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not covered, hidden, or decorated.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Only just enough; no more than necessary.

Examples

  • A bare word of criticism makes her nervous.

  • It won't be long before the trees are bare.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [beː~bɛː]
  • /beː/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Having no supplies.

  2. Naked, uncovered.

  3. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

More examples

In context

  • She likes to walk around in bare feet.

  • a room bare of furniture

  • The cupboard was bare.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

During winter, the trees stand completely blank of all their leaves.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

adjective

From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós, from *bʰos- (“bare, barefoot”). Cognate with Scots bare, bair (“bare”), Saterland Frisian bar (“bare”), West Frisian baar (“bare”), Dutch bar (“bare”), German bar (“bare”), Swedish bar (“bare”), Icelandic ber (“bare”), Lithuanian basas (“barefoot, bare”), Polish bosy (“barefoot”).