to dress
- verb
- /drɛs/
- The parents helped their child dress for the school play.
- get dressed
- well-dressed
- dress professionally
And I was like, just don't dress dangerously, you know?
- And I was like, just don't dress dangerously, you know?
- Yeah, I think girls dress more wild than dudes at the gym.
- Body, clothes, the way you dress, you know, stuff doesn't fit properly.
- You can, you know, you got to dress warm.
- If you like me and you can't dress yourself, you need a girl.
- So it's like such a he dresses like a little rich man.
- E girls are girls that dress cute to go to radio.
- The way they think that fat people should dress is atrocious.
- and that's the way we we dressed and
Examples
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Get dressed, please.
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Where do you think you’re going dressed like that, dear?
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E girls are girls that dress cute to go to radio.
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OK, so think about who you want to dress and how big they are.
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Well, yeah, Just like just trying to dress your child on a snow day.
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You can, you know, you got to dress warm.
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Make sure you dress properly.
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But most of the time we dress to create the wrong impression.
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These Indians know neither how to dress nor how to eat.
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She decided to dress elegantly for the wedding ceremony.
Synonyms
Have clothes, jewelry, or accessories on your body
To put on clothes
Put on special clothes for an event or to look attractive
To put on a piece of clothing
To start music or a recording so people can hear it
Put on formal clothes or a uniform for an event
To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes
To put on special clothes to look nice or impressive
To dress someone in clothes of a special type
To put clothes on someone
To give a person or place the supplies needed for a specific purpose
To put clothes on a person or thing
To put clothes on someone, often in a special way for warmth
To put clothes on someone
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A formal uniform worn by people in the military for ceremonies and official events
- Formal
A very formal uniform that military or navy officers wear at official ceremonies
Ordinary clothes worn by people who are not soldiers, police, or religious leaders
- Archaic
A heavy airtight suit that gave divers air while working underwater before modern diving gear
Formal men's clothes for daytime that include a tailcoat, waistcoat and striped trousers
- Informal
A dress with soft decorative details like ruffles or ribbons that shows a feminine style
A piece of clothing with thin straps behind the neck and a loose straight shape
A neat, classic style of clothing with blazers and ties like private school students wear
How Dressed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dress as a verb comes from the Old French dresser 'to put in order' and the Latin direct 'straight'. So to dress someone is to make them ready by putting clothes on.