Bathe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of swimming

cleanse the entire body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæski/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːkɪsəɹˌɛbɹəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːkɪsəɹˌɛbɹəɹ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæski/.

Examples

the Englishman said he had a good bathe
bathe daily
The room was bathed in sunlight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bath

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of swimming “the Englishman said he had a good bathe”
verb	cleanse the entire body “bathe daily”
verb	suffuse with or as if with light “The room was bathed in sunlight”
verb	clean one's body by immersion into water “The child should bathe every day”

Word Forms

bathe	verb	clean one's body by immersion into water
bather	noun	a person who takes a bath
bathing	noun	the act of washing yourself (or another person)
bathe	noun	the act of swimming
bath	noun	a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

baden

der Akt des Schwimmens

🇫🇷French

baigner

l'acte de nager

🇪🇸Spanish

bañarse

el acto de nadar

🇮🇹Italian

fare il bagno

l'atto di nuotare

🇳🇱Dutch

baden

de handeling van het zwemmen

🇵🇹Portuguese

tomar banho

o ato de nadar

🇷🇺Russian

купаться

акт плавания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्नान

तैरने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নান

সাঁতারের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

குளிக்க

நீச்சல் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నానం చేస్తారు

ఈత చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

आंघोळ

पोहण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નાન

તરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡು

ಈಜುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുളിക്കുക

നീന്തൽ പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ

ਤੈਰਾਕੀ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

غسل

تیراکی کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洗澡

游泳的动作

🇯🇵Japanese

入浴

泳ぐという行為

🇰🇷Korean

담그다

수영하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tắm

hành động bơi lội

🇹🇭Thai

อาบน้ำ

การว่ายน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mandi

tindakan berenang

🇵🇭Filipino

maligo

ang kilos ng paglangoy

🇲🇾Malay

mandi

perbuatan berenang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يستحم

فعل السباحة

🇮🇷Persian

حمام کردن

عمل شنا

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkanmak

yüzme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִרְחוֹץ

פעולת השחייה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'bathe'?

The primary meaning of 'bathe' is 'the act of swimming'.

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Using 'bathe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bathe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bathe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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