bathe

CEFRA2

/beɪð/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To wash someone or yourself in a bath or water.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.

Examples

  • Beth told Chris to bathe or she will not agree to date him.

  • It is dangerous to bathe in this river.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /bɑð/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.

  2. To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.

  3. To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.

More examples

In context

  • She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.

  • The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.

  • We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English bathen, from Old English baþian (“to bathe, wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþōn, from Proto-Germanic *baþōną (“to bathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian boadje (“to bathe”), Dutch baden (“to bathe”), German Low German baden (“to bathe”), German baden (“to bathe”), Danish bade (“to bathe”), Swedish bada (“to bathe”), Icelandic baða (“to bathe”). More at bath. Compare also bask.