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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Swimming , Hospital , Hair & beauty bathebathe1 /beɪð/ ●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] especially American EnglishDHH to wash yourself or someone else in a bath SYN bath British English I bathed, washed my hair, and got dressed. He bathed the children and put them to bed.2 [intransitive]DSS British English old-fashioned to swim in the sea, a river, or a lake They bathed in the lake in the moonlight.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say go for/have a swim rather than bathe:They went for a swim in the lake.3 [transitive]MHDCB to wash or cover part of your body with a liquid, especially as a medical treatment She brought a bowl of water and began to bathe the injured arm.► see thesaurus at clean 4 → be bathed in light/sunshine etc 5 → be bathed in sweat → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusbathe• Brenda bathed and changed the baby.• A nurse bathed her feet in medicine.• And Jay would bathe in a glow of wonder that another human being could move her so.• In the distance the pine-clad hills were bathed in a pale wash of greenish-purple light.• I have wrongly criticized you for bathing in the front hall.• Dozens of families lived in each building, shared toilets with neighbors and bathed in the kitchens.• By most people's standards Marilyn Monroe was fairly uninhibited; bathing infrequently, and belching and farting with carefree abandon.• Sunlight streamed in from the windows above the gallery, bathing the polished panels of the walls in a warm glow.bathebathe2 noun → a bathe Examples from the Corpusbathe• She did not flinch when he suggested a bathe.Origin bathe Old English bathian
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Verb table
bathe
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they bathe (AmE)
he, she, it bathes (AmE)
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they bathed (AmE)
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have bathed
he, she, it has bathed
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had bathed
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will bathe
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have bathed
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Continuous Form
Present
I am bathing
he, she, it is bathing
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you, we, they are bathing
Past
I, he, she, it was bathing
you, we, they were bathing
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been bathing
he, she, it has been bathing
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been bathing
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be bathing
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been bathing
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