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bathed

/beɪðd/

bathed is the simple past and past participle of bathe.

bathed is the simple past and past participle of bath.

Meaning of bathe

Verb

bathe (third-person singular simple present bathes, present participle bathing, simple past and past participle bathed)

  1. (intransitive) To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
    • We do not bathe to make ourselves clean, but to keep clean, and for the sake of its health-giving and invigorating effects. Once a week a warm bath, at about 100°, may be used, with plenty of soap, in order to thoroughly cleanse the pores of the skin.1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia
  2. (intransitive) To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
    • 'I feel very guilty,' she said sitting down beside him. 'But I've been bathing every day while you've been lying here.'1953, Ian Fleming, “Vesper”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 150
  3. (transitive) To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
    • We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time.
  4. (transitive) To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
    • She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
  5. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To cover or surround.
    • The room was bathed in moonlight.
  6. (intransitive) To sunbathe.
    • The women bathed in the sun.

See all 7 meanings of bathe

Meaning of bath

Verb

bath (third-person singular simple present baths, present participle bathing, simple past and past participle bathed)

  1. (Commonwealth, transitive) To wash a person or animal in a bath.
    • Somewhere to bath the baby: don't invest in a plastic baby bath. The bathroom handbasin is usually a much more convenient place to bath the baby. If your partner is more able, this could be a task he might take on as his, bathing the baby in a basin or plastic bown on the floor.1990, Mukti Jain Campion, The Baby Challenge: A handbook on pregnancy for women with a physical disability., →ISBN, page 41
  2. (Commonwealth, informal, intransitive) To bathe (oneself); to have a bath.
    • “Oh, dear no, not me; I never bath, ’tis the cat has been bathing, in a warm sea bath; I’ll tell you how I manage: I bought a large pickle-jar, and so I have it filled every morning with hot sea water, proportionate to the thermometerical heat my finger can bear, and that I stile Tink-a-tink’s...1815, anonymous author, The Observant Pedestrian Mounted, volume 3

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Adjective

bathed (comparative more bathed, superlative most bathed)

  1. clean after having bathed

Forms of bathed

comparativemore bathed
superlativemost bathed

Words formed from bathed

Questions about bathed

What does bathed mean?
Bathed means clean after having bathed.
What is bathed the simple past and past participle of?
Bathed is the simple past and past participle of bathe.
What part of speech is bathed?
Bathed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bathed?
Bathed is pronounced /beɪðd/.

Words near bathed in the dictionary

  1. bathcube
  2. bathcubes
  3. bathe
  4. batheable
  5. Batheaston
  6. bathed
  7. bather
  8. bather's cramp
  9. Batherm
  10. bathers
  11. bathes

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