Bathing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

immersing the body in water or sunshine

the act of washing yourself (or another person)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsəlɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɑːkɪlˈɒkiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɑːkɪlˈɒkiən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæsəlɾi/.

Examples

bathe daily
The room was bathed in sunlight
The child should bathe every day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bathe bath washup

Parts of Speech

noun	immersing the body in water or sunshine
noun	the act of washing yourself (or another person)
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”
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
wash up	verb	wash one's face and hands
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

Eintauchen des Körpers in Wasser oder Sonnenschein

🇫🇷French

baignade

plonger le corps dans l'eau ou au soleil

🇪🇸Spanish

baños

sumergir el cuerpo en agua o luz solar

🇮🇹Italian

fare il bagno

immergere il corpo in acqua o al sole

🇳🇱Dutch

baden

het lichaam onderdompelen in water of zonneschijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

banho

imergindo o corpo na água ou na luz do sol

🇷🇺Russian

купание

погружение тела в воду или солнечный свет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्नान

शरीर को पानी या धूप में डुबाना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নান

পানি বা রোদে শরীর নিমজ্জিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

குளித்தல்

தண்ணீரை அல்லது சூரிய ஒளியில் உடலை மூழ்கடித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నానం చేయడం

శరీరాన్ని నీటిలో లేదా సూర్యరశ్మిలో ముంచడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आंघोळ

शरीर पाण्यात किंवा सूर्यप्रकाशात बुडवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નાન

શરીરને પાણી અથવા સૂર્યપ્રકાશમાં ડૂબવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನಾನ

ದೇಹವನ್ನು ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಸಿಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുളിക്കുന്നു

ശരീരത്തെ വെള്ളത്തിലോ സൂര്യപ്രകാശത്തിലോ മുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਸ਼ਨਾਨ

ਸਰੀਰ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਧੁੱਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੁਬੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غسل

جسم کو پانی یا دھوپ میں ڈبونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洗澡

将身体浸入水中或阳光下

🇯🇵Japanese

入浴

体を水や日光に浸す

🇰🇷Korean

입욕

몸을 물이나 햇빛에 담그는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tắm rửa

ngâm cơ thể trong nước hoặc ánh nắng mặt trời

🇹🇭Thai

อาบน้ำ

การแช่ตัวในน้ำหรือแสงแดด

🇮🇩Indonesian

mandi

membenamkan tubuh dalam air atau sinar matahari

🇵🇭Filipino

naliligo

paglubog ng katawan sa tubig o sikat ng araw

🇲🇾Malay

mandi

merendam badan dalam air atau cahaya matahari

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستحمام

غمر الجسم في الماء أو أشعة الشمس

🇮🇷Persian

حمام کردن

فرو بردن بدن در آب یا آفتاب

🇹🇷Turkish

banyo yapmak

vücudu suya veya güneş ışığına batırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַחְצָה

טבילת הגוף במים או בשמש

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