clothe
To adorn or cover with clothingTo adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
» Many of the children were barely clothed.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly
bekleiden, anziehen
облача́тьoblačátʹ, облачи́тьoblačítʹ, одева́тьodevátʹ
одяга́тиodjaháty, одягти́ pf or одягну́тиodjahtý, вдяга́тиvdjaháty
cover as if with clothing
(figuratively)To cover or invest, as if with a garment.
to clothe somebody with authority or power
Examples
55 sentencesMany of the children were barely clothed.
Tom was fully clothed.
deTom war vollständig bekleidet.
Mary was scantily clad.
The land is clothed with woods.
Земля вкрита лісами.
ruЗемля покрыта лесами.
The tree stands motionless, clothed in twilight, thickly bedecked with dewdrops.
Непорушно стоять дерева, загорнені в сутінь, рясно вкриті краплистою росою.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clothen, from Old English *clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-GermanicFrom Middle English clothen, from Old English *clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden, German kleiden, Swedish kläda, after apocope klä. See also cloth, clad.
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Forms
clothes, clothing, clothed, clothedSynonyms
27 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle