attire
To clothe or adornTo clothe or adorn.
» A T-shirt isn't appropriate attire for a job interview.
Ein T-Shirt ist keine angemessene Kleidung für ein Vorstellungsgespräch. — Yorwba
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1 sensesTo clothe or adorn.
We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.
He stood there, attired in his best clothes, waiting for applause.
anziehen, bekleiden, kleiden
одева́тьodevátʹ, одева́тьсяodevátʹsja
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Examples
25 sentencesA T-shirt isn't appropriate attire for a job interview.
deEin T-Shirt ist keine angemessene Kleidung für ein Vorstellungsgespräch. — Yorwba
She is careless about her attire.
ruЕй всё равно, как она одета. — JeNNeR
Sami was dressed in cowboy attire.
He is careless about his attire.
Black shoes completed his formal attire.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), fromThe verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”).
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Forms
attires, attiring, attired, attiredSynonyms
17 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.