Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To remove one’s clothing.

    The doctor asked me to undress for the examination.

    ausziehen

    раздева́тьrazdevátʹ, разде́тьrazdétʹ

    роздяга́тиrozdjaháty, роздягти́rozdjahtý, роздягну́тиrozdjahnúty

  2. (transitive)To remove the clothing of (someone).

    Mary began to undress her daughter in preparation for bathtime.

    The young men slowly and sensually undressed each other before making passionate love.

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To strip something off.

  4. To take the dressing, or covering, from.

    to undress a wound

  5. (archaic, reflexive)To remove one's clothing.

    She undressed herself before putting on her bedclothes.

    sich ausziehen

    раздева́тьсяrazdevátʹsja, разде́тьсяrazdétʹsja

    роздяга́тисяrozdjahátysja, роздягти́сяrozdjahtýsja, роздягну́тисяrozdjahnútysja

    remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

Examples

110 sentences
  1. I got undressed.

    Я роздягнувся.

    ruЯ разделась.

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  2. I'm getting undressed.

    Я роздягаюся.

    ruЯ раздеваюсь.

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  3. Tom undressed and got into bed.

    ruТом разделся и лёг в постель.

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  4. Tom undressed and got in the bathtub.

    ruТом разделся и залез в ванну.

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  5. Tom quickly undressed and got into bed.

    ruТом быстро разделся и лёг в постель.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
(intransitive) remove one's clothing:
(transitive) remove somebody’s clothing:
Русский
By meaning 2
(intransitive) remove one's clothing:
(transitive) remove somebody’s clothing:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
(intransitive) remove one's clothing:
(transitive) remove somebody’s clothing:

Origin

From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“

From Middle English undressen, equivalent to un- + dress. Compare Old English unsċrȳdan (“to undress”, literally “un-shroud”).

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Forms

undresses, undressing, undressed, undressed
Base formundress · to undress
3rd person singularundresses
Present participleundressing
Past simpleundressed
Past participleundressed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyundress
he, she, itundresses

Past simpleLesson

all personsundressed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave undressed
he, she, ithas undressed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill undress

Synonyms

16 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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