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. — wolfgangth
Mary was scantily clad.
The land is clothed with woods.
Земля вкрита лісами. — uaspeaker
ruЗемля покрыта лесами. — Hellerick
The tree stands motionless, clothed in twilight, thickly bedecked with dewdrops.
Непорушно стоять дерева, загорнені в сутінь, рясно вкриті краплистою росою. — Dorenda
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