bath
verb/bɑːθ/
/bæθ/
(British English) (North American English bathe)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bath | /bɑːθ/ /bæθ/ |
| he / she / it baths | /bɑːθs/ /bæθs/ |
| past simple bathed | /bɑːθt/ /bæθt/ |
| past participle bathed | /bɑːθt/ /bæθt/ |
| -ing form bathing | /ˈbɑːθɪŋ/ /ˈbæθɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] bath somebody to give a bath to somebody
- It's your turn to bath the baby.
- I loved bathing the kids when they were little.
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- [intransitive] (old-fashioned) to have a bathWhich Word? bath / bathe / swim / sunbathebath / bathe / swim / sunbathe
- When you wash yourself you can say that you bath (British English) or bathe (North American English), but it is much more common to say have a bath (British English) or take a bath (North American English).
- You can also bath (British English) or bathe (North American English) another person, for example a baby.
- You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.
- When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to use swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming:
- Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool.
- She goes swimming every morning before breakfast.
- When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe.
Word OriginOld English bæth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bad and German Bad.
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