How do you use the word "pants" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "pants": Oh, my white pants! And they were new. Please take the pants in a bit.

Pants Meaning

/pænts/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAn outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.

nounAn undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants.

Sentence Examples

Oh, my white pants! And they were new.

Please take the pants in a bit.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

puff pant gasp

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

After tearing a hole in his jeans at work, he went to buy new ____.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He spilled coffee on his ____ just before the important job interview and had to change quickly.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)der. Italian Pantalonebor. French pantalonbor. English pantaloon English pantaloons English pants Shortened from pantaloons (“trousers”): borrowed from French pantalon, itself derived from Italian Pantalone, one of the principal characters found in commedia dell'arte, who wore tight trousers. Doublet of pantsu. The verb is from the noun.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"“But they cover the legs,” Joseph explained. “That is the only reason my people wear pants: to cover the legs in the winter, or when traveling through rough country, full of thorns. In warm weather, or in open country, pants are unnecessary, uncomfortable, and foolish.”" — 1933, Kenneth Roberts, Rabble in Arms, published 1996, page 220:

"It's in the evening after dark when the blackleg miner creeps to work. With his moleskin pants and his dirty shirt, there goes the blackleg miner." — 1970 June 26, traditional, “The Blackleg Miner” (track 4), in Hark! The Village Wait, performed by Steeleye Span:

"Then he gave me a last desperate push and I tripped over the shorts caught around my ankles and fell down. I tried to pull my pants up with my boxing gloves but without success.[…]In those days nobody wore underpants and I was bare-arsed and fancy free in front of everyone." — 1989, Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One, Penguin, published 2006, page 427:

"Look for pants with reinforced seats and knees and full-length side zippers that make it possible to put the pants on while you are wearing boots, crampons, skis, or snowshoes." — 2010, Ronald C. Eng, editor, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills, 8th edition, US: The Mountaineers Books, page 24:

"I rolled up the legs of the pants, then I went back into the trees." — 2005, Octavia E. Butler, Fledgling, page 12:

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