bathe

v., bathed, bath·ing, bathes.

v.intr.

1. To take a bath.
2. To go into the water for swimming or other recreation.
3. To become immersed in or as if in liquid.
4. To sunbathe.

v.tr.

1. To immerse in liquid; wet.
2. To wash in a liquid.
3. To apply a liquid to for healing or soothing purposes: bathed the wound with iodine.
4. To seem to wash or pour over; suffuse: a room that was bathed in sunlight.

[Middle English bathen, from Old English bathian.]

bather bath'er n.

verb

1. To make moist: dampen, moisten, wash, wet. See dry/wet.
2. To flow against or along: lap, lave, lip, wash. See dry/wet.

v

Definition: wash with water and, usually, soap
Antonyms: dirty

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IN BRIEF: To wash something in water.

It is important to bathe regularly in order to maintain good hygiene.

Tutor's tip: She wanted to "bathe" (take a bath) in the "bath" (the water-filled tub).

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - bade (i det fri)
v. tr. - skylle, bade
n. - (frilufts)bad

idioms:

• bathing cap    badehætte
• bathing costume    badedragt
• bathing suit    badedragt
• bathing trunks    badebukser

Nederlands (Dutch)
baden, zich wassen, zwemmen, betten

Français (French)
v. intr. - se baigner, prendre un bain (de mer, de rivière), (US) prendre un bain (dans une baignoire)
v. tr. - (gén, fig) baigner, laver, inonder de (lumière)
n. - bain (en mer, en rivière), baignade

idioms:

• bathing cap    bonnet de bain
• bathing costume    (GB) costume de bain
• bathing suit    maillot
• bathing trunks    slip de bain

Deutsch (German)
v. - baden, befeuchten, (übertr.) eintauchen (in Licht usw.), sich baden, schwimmen
n. - Bad (im Freien)

idioms:

• bathing cap    Badekappe
• bathing costume    Badeanzug
• bathing suit    Badeanzug
• bathing trunks    Badehose

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πλένω/-ομαι, κολυμπώ, βουτώ, βρέχω, εμποτίζω/-ομαι, πλημμυρίζω, κατακλύζω

idioms:

• bathing cap    σκουφί του μπάνιου
• bathing costume    μαγιό
• bathing suit    μαγιό
• bathing trunks    ανδρικό μαγιό (σορτσάκι)

Italiano (Italian)
fare il bagno, andare a nuotare, lavarsi, farsi il bagno, inumidire leggermente

idioms:

• bathing cap    cuffia da bagno
• bathing costume    costume da bagno
• bathing suit    costume da bagno
• bathing trunks    pantaloncini da bagno

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lavar

idioms:

• bathing cap    touca (f) de banho
• bathing costume    roupa (f) de banho
• bathing suit    roupa (f) de banho
• bathing trunks    calção (m) de banho

Русский (Russian)
купать, купаться

idioms:

• bathing cap    шапочка для плавания
• bathing costume    купальник
• bathing suit    купальник
• bathing trunks    плавки

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ir a bañarse, bañarse, darse un baño
v. tr. - bañarse, tomar un baño, bañar, mojar
n. - baño, piscina

idioms:

• bathing cap    gorro de baño
• bathing costume    traje de baño
• bathing suit    bañador
• bathing trunks    bañador de hombre, calzón de baño

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bada, blöta, badda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
洗澡, 游泳, 日光浴, 沉浸, 沐浴, 用水洗

idioms:

• bathing cap    泳帽
• bathing costume    泳衣, 浴衣
• bathing suit    泳衣
• bathing trunks    游泳裤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 洗澡, 游泳, 日光浴, 沈浸
v. tr. - 沐浴, 用水洗
n. - 游泳

idioms:

• bathing cap    泳帽
• bathing costume    泳衣, 浴衣
• bathing suit    泳衣
• bathing trunks    游泳褲

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 목욕하다, 수영하다, 덮이다
v. tr. - ~을 목욕시키다, ~를 잠그다, 가득 채우다
n. - 수영, 해수욕

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 浸す, 入浴させる, 洗う, 入浴する, 泳ぐ, 包む
n. - 液体に浸ること, 泳ぎ, 水浴び

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) غسل, حمم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רחץ‬
v. tr. - ‮הרטיב‬
n. - ‮טבילה, רחיצה‬

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