bath

CEFRA1

/bɑːθ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of washing in a tub of water.

  2. 02

    noun

    A large container filled with water for washing.

Examples

  • Soon the bath was cool enough for him to get into.

  • I'm going to take a bath.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [bäːt̪ʰ]
  • [bæθ~bɛəθ~beəθ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A building or area where bathing occurs.

  2. Clipping of bathroom.

  3. A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

More examples

In context

  • a bath of heated sand, ashes, steam, or hot air

  • Do you prefer baths or showers?

  • The master bath has two sinks.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Corresponding inherited verbs are beath and bathe. Cognate with Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish bad (“bath”), Faroese and Icelandic bað (“bath”), German Bad (“bath”).