Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To dress or clothe; to attire.

    одева́тьodevátʹ, оде́тьodétʹ, наряжа́тьnarjažátʹ

  2. (transitive)To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.

    ships appareled to fight

    снаряжа́тьsnarjažátʹ, снаряди́тьsnarjadítʹ

  3. (transitive)To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental

    trees appareled with flowers

    a garden appareled with greenery

More definitions
  • provide with clothes or put clothes on

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Warm and comfortable apparel is necessary for winter outings.

    deFür Winterausflüge ist warme und bequeme Kleidung notwendig. — Yorwba

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  2. We went up two floors to reach the apparel stalls.

  3. We went up by two floors to reach the apparel stalls.

  4. We went up by two floors in order to reach the apparel stalls.

  5. In order to reach the apparel stalls, we went up by two floors.

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
to dress or clothe:
to deck:
to furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out:

Origin

From Old French apareillier. Doublet of parrel.

From Old French apareillier. Doublet of parrel.

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Forms

apparels, appareling, appareled, appareled
Base formapparel · to apparel
3rd person singularapparels
Present participleappareling
Past simpleappareled / apparelled
Past participleappareled / apparelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyapparel
he, she, itapparels

Past simpleLesson

all personsappareled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave appareled
he, she, ithas appareled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill apparel

Synonyms

15 synonyms
to dress with external ornaments:adornB2
to furnish with apparatus:kit out
to dress:dight
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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