dress out
To change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical educationTo change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.
(transitive)To dress and equip (staff or patients) in preparation for leaving the hospital.
(ergative, sometimes, transitive)To butcher and prepare (an animal) for consumption.
kill and prepare for market or consumption
Examples
15 sentencesYour dress is already out of fashion.
Твоє плаття вже вийшло з моди. — deniko
ruТвоё платье уже вышло из моды. — odexed
deDein Kleid ist schon nicht mehr in Mode. — cost
That dress is made out of silk.
ruЭто платье сшито из шелка. — BW
The dress brings out your eyes.
He got dressed and went out.
Your dress is out of style.
Forms
dresses out, dressing out, dressed out, dressed out| Base form | dress out · to dress out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dresses out |
| Present participle | dressing out |
| Past simple | dressed out |
| Past participle | dressed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- dress upобертатися, прястиTo put on special or fancy clothes.
- dress outодягати, одягатисяTo change one's clothes to prepare for outdoors activities, such as physical education; to be wearing clothes appropriate for such activities.
- dress downдорікати, докорятиTo scold.
- dress offFor an actor to position themselves relative to another person or object in a scene.
Synonyms
1 synonyms- kill and prepare for market or consumption:dress
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
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.