Clothe Meaning
/ˈkləʊð/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
verbTo cover or invest, as if with a garment.
Sentence Examples
The one who came will clothe them.
Better to clothe you than to feed you.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The charity aims to ____ every child in the village this winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity works hard to feed and ____ the homeless in the area.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English clothen, from Old English *clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden, German kleiden, Swedish kläda, after apocope klä. See also cloth, clad.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Go with me to clothe you as becomes you."
— c. 1590-92, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act IV, scene ii:
"For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 23:21:
"The naked every day he clad, / When he put on his clothes."
— 1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC:
"language in which they can clothe their thoughts"
— 1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:
"His sides are clothed with waving wood."
— 1726, John Dyer, Grongar Hill:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The charity aims to ____ every child in the village this winter.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity works hard to feed and ____ the homeless in the area.