B1verb · transitive · rare

bathe

bathe · bathes · bathed · bathing

купатися, купати

купаться, мыться, купать

baden, sich baden, sich waschen, waschen

To clean oneself by immersion in water or using waterTo clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.

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/beɪð/

» I woke up bathed in sweat.

Meaning

6 senses

(intransitive)To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
sich baden, sich waschen
купа́тьсяkupátʹsja, мы́тьсяmýtʹsja
купа́тисяkupátysja
(intransitive)To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
baden
купа́тьсяkupátʹsja
купа́тисяkupátysja
swim for pleasure or recreation
(transitive)To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.
baden
купа́тьkupátʹ
купа́тиkupáty
(transitive)To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
The nurse bathed his wound with a sponge.
waschen
(figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To cover or surround.
The room was bathed in moonlight.
A dense fog bathed the city streets.
baden
(intransitive)To sunbathe.
The women bathed in the sun.

Examples

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I woke up bathed in sweat.
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Tom bathed his feet in warm water.
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You need to feed and bathe the baby.
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At what age do children learn to bathe themselves?
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I couldn't bathe myself.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to clean oneself with water:

to clean a person by immersion in water:

Русский

By meaning 2

to clean oneself with water:

to clean a person by immersion in water:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to clean oneself with water:

to immerse oneself in water:

to apply water to:

Origin

From Middle English bathen, from Old English baþian (“to bathe, wash”), from Proto-West Ge

From Middle English bathen, from Old English baþian (“to bathe, wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþōn, from Proto-Germanic *baþōną (“to bathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian boadje (“to bathe”), Dutch baden (“to bathe”), German Low German baden (“to bathe”), German baden (“to bathe”), Danish bade (“to bathe”), Swedish bada (“to bathe”), Icelandic baða (“to bathe”). More at bath. Compare also bask.

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