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to bathe

41 1.0
To wash your whole body in water to get clean
  • verb
  • /beɪð/
translation icon : bañarse
  • I urgently need to bathe and remove at least my veil and stockings.
  • bathe and wash
  • bathe in water
  • feed and bathe

If you have dogs or kids, it's easier to bathe them in a tub.

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Examples

  • In my tribe, the young ones come here to bathe before their weddings.

  • As one parent shared, "We feed and bathe the kids by the clock."

    Academic text (2010)
  • I shall bathe in it.

  • If you have dogs or kids, it's easier to bathe them in a tub.

  • And I want you to bathe him thoroughly.

  • After dinner, he turned up the furnace and helped her bathe the baby.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I have new robes and fresh water to bathe.

  • Go and bathe yourselves.

  • At dawn, the priestess would head down and bathe at the Castellian spring near the sanctuary.

  • After a long day, I like to bathe in warm water to relax.

Synonyms

to wash
vsto bathe
941 1.0

To clean something with water, often using soap

means specifically immersing the whole body in water for cleaning or relaxation
to shower
vsto bathe
140 1.0

To wash your body under a spray of water

involves full-body immersion rather than a spray-based rinsing method
to take a bath
vsto bathe
110 1.0

To wash and relax in a tub of warm water

is the single verb form rather than a multiword phrase
to bathe in
vsto bathe
12 2.1

To get into warm water to clean yourself or relax

is the simple verb without the added preposition
to soak in the tub
vsto bathe
1 2.3

To relax for a while in warm water in a bathtub

focuses more on cleaning as well as relaxation rather than long soaking

Antonyms

525 1.0

Not clean or covered with dirt

Phrasal Verbs

12 2.1

To get into warm water to clean yourself or relax

How Clean

to disinfect
18 3.7
to scrub
55 1.0
to bathe
41 1.0
to wash
941 1.0
to rinse
83 1.0

Surface Forms

bathe infinitive
bathed past
bathed past participle
bathing present participle
bathes third person singular

Morphology

bathe = bath (transparent) = bath + e

The verb is a direct derivation from 'bath' with the orthographic '-e', meaning 'to wash the body'.

Etymology

Bathe (verb, wash) comes from Old English bæþian and is closely linked to bath and bathtub, with the basic sense 'to wash'. So to bathe is to wash your whole body in water for cleanliness or relaxation.