robe
To clothe; to dressTo clothe; to dress.
» Mary was wearing a black robe.
Maria trug ein schwarzes Gewand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мария была в чёрном платье. — soweli_Elepanto
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2 senses(transitive)To clothe; to dress.
robed in glory
clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
(intransitive)To put on official vestments.
Examples
69 sentencesMary was wearing a black robe.
ruМария была в чёрном платье. — soweli_Elepanto
deMaria trug ein schwarzes Gewand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She is wearing a green robe.
ruОна в зелёном платье. — marafon
He wore a robe over his pajamas.
ruПоверх пижамы он носил халат. — odexed
The pope appeared in his red robe.
deDer Papst trat in seinem roten Gewand auf. — al_ex_an_der
Mary answered the door wearing a green robe.
Origin
From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of warFrom Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war, robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”).
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Forms
robes, robing, robed, robedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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.