bare
Minimal; that is or are just sufficientMinimal; that is or are just sufficient.
» She choked him with her bare hands.
Она задушила его голыми руками. — Vixen96
Вона задушила його голими руками. — Ahha
Вона задушила його голіруч. — Ahha
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11 sensesMinimal; that is or are just sufficient.
a bare majority
едва́ доста́точныйjedvá dostátočnyj
Naked, uncovered.
bar, nackt
го́лыйgólyj
Having no supplies.
a room bare of furniture
The cupboard was bare.
having no clothes on the body
Having no decoration.
The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?
пусто́йpustój, го́лыйgólyj
not having a protective covering
Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.
having everything extraneous removed including contents
(Multicultural London English, Yorkshire, not comparable, slang)A lot or lots of.
It's taking bare time.
With head uncovered; bareheaded.
Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
(figuratively)Mere; without embellishment.
bare essentials; bare necessities
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
Threadbare, very worn.
Not insured.
Examples
201 sentencesShe choked him with her bare hands.
Вона задушила його голими руками. — Ahha
ruОна задушила его голыми руками. — Vixen96
Tom's feet were bare.
Том був босоніж. — deniko
ruНоги у Тома были босые. — marafon
The trees will soon be bare.
ruСкоро оголятся деревья. — shanghainese
Tom only does the bare minimum.
ruТом делает только самый минимум. — odexed
Tom bared his soul to Mary.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós, from *bʰos- (“bare, barefoot”).
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Forms
barer, barestSynonyms
62 synonyms- lacking in magnitude or quantity:scantyspare
- having no clothes on the body:au naturelnakednude
- having everything extraneous removed including contents:stripped
- providing no shelter or sustenance:barrenbleakdesolatestark
- lacking a surface finish such as paint:unfinished
- apart from anything else; without additions or modifications:meresimple
Antonyms
91 antonymsWord family
67 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
8 patterns- bare bare
- bare bare hands
- bare hands
- were bare bare
- the bare bare
- your bare bare
- my bare bare
- his bare bare