to bathe
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1.4
- verb
- /beɪð/
:
bañarse
- They even bathed together until Tracy's mom said they shouldn't do that.
- bathe in water
He wants to bathe, to leap into a deep, cold pool of water, but he's still drunk, and he knows if he stands, he'll fall over.
- He wants to bathe, to leap into a deep, cold pool of water, but he's still drunk, and he knows if he stands, he'll fall over.
- He told me that they no longer liked to bathe in that particular pond to write.
- He told me that they no longer liked to bathe in that particular pond to right.
Examples
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In the meantime, do you wish to bathe and refresh yourself?
Fiction book (1992) -
It is a truly magnificent, very moving place, and people come from all over India, of course, to bathe here.
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People would bathe in the water and drink the water.
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I tell him not to bathe in the sea on Good Friday.
Fiction book (2002) -
Perhaps if they let me go bathe in the river in the evening, I could have checked.
Fiction book (2000) -
When rain fell at night, he liked to bathe in the open, letting the downpour sluice over him.
Fiction book (1992) -
I'm going to bathe!
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While the men and makishi bathe the initiates in a secluded area, the mothers bathe at another spot.
Academic text (1998) -
My hostess replied that I was accustomed to Tahitian life, elaborating that I bathe frequently.
Academic text (1994) -
On a hot summer day, the children love to bathe in the local pool.
Synonyms
12
2.1
To get into warm water to clean yourself or relax
7
2.8
To go into the water for a short time to swim or cool off
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Etymology
Bathe (verb, swim) comes from Old English bæþian, the same root as the common word bath, and originally meant 'to go into water' for washing or pleasure. So to bathe can mean to swim or immerse yourself in water just to enjoy it.