groom

groom

G0277100 (gro͞om, gro͝om)n.1. A person employed to take care of horses or a stable.2. A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.3. One of several officers in an English royal household.4. Archaic a. A man.b. A male servant.v. groomed, groom·ing, grooms v.tr.1. To care for the appearance of; to make neat and trim: groomed himself carefully in front of the mirror.2. To clean and brush (an animal).3. To remove dirt and parasites from the skin, fur, or feathers of (another animal).4. To prepare, as for a specific position or purpose: groom an employee for advancement.5. Sports To prepare (terrain) for participants in a sport, as by packing down new snow and leveling moguls for skiers.v.intr. To care for one's appearance.

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[Middle English grom. N., sense 2, short for bridegroom.]

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groom′er n.

groom

(ɡruːm; ɡrʊm) n1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a person employed to clean and look after horses2. See bridegroom3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of various officers of a royal or noble household4. archaic a male servant or attendant5. archaic poetic a young manvb (tr) 6. to make or keep (clothes, appearance, etc) clean and tidy7. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to rub down, clean, and smarten (a horse, dog, etc)8. to train or prepare for a particular task, occupation, etc: to groom someone for the Presidency. 9. (Law) to win the confidence of (a victim) in order to a commit sexual assault on him or her[C13 grom manservant; perhaps related to Old English grōwan to grow] ˈgroomer n ˈgrooming n

groom

(grum, grʊm)

n. 1. bridegroom. 2. one who is in charge of horses or a stable. 3. any of several officers of the English royal household. 4. Archaic. a manservant. v.t. 5. to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy. 6. to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.). 7. to prepare for a position, etc.: The mayor is being groomed for the presidency. 8. (of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt or parasites from the fur, skin, feathers, etc. [1175–1225; Middle English grom boy, groom; appar. akin to grow]

groom

Past participle: groomed
Gerund: grooming

Imperative
groom
groom

Present
I groom
you groom
he/she/it grooms
we groom
you groom
they groom

Preterite
I groomed
you groomed
he/she/it groomed
we groomed
you groomed
they groomed

Present Continuous
I am grooming
you are grooming
he/she/it is grooming
we are grooming
you are grooming
they are grooming

Present Perfect
I have groomed
you have groomed
he/she/it has groomed
we have groomed
you have groomed
they have groomed

Past Continuous
I was grooming
you were grooming
he/she/it was grooming
we were grooming
you were grooming
they were grooming

Past Perfect
I had groomed
you had groomed
he/she/it had groomed
we had groomed
you had groomed
they had groomed

Future
I will groom
you will groom
he/she/it will groom
we will groom
you will groom
they will groom

Future Perfect
I will have groomed
you will have groomed
he/she/it will have groomed
we will have groomed
you will have groomed
they will have groomed

Future Continuous
I will be grooming
you will be grooming
he/she/it will be grooming
we will be grooming
you will be grooming
they will be grooming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been grooming
you have been grooming
he/she/it has been grooming
we have been grooming
you have been grooming
they have been grooming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been grooming
you will have been grooming
he/she/it will have been grooming
we will have been grooming
you will have been grooming
they will have been grooming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been grooming
you had been grooming
he/she/it had been grooming
we had been grooming
you had been grooming
they had been grooming

Conditional
I would groom
you would groom
he/she/it would groom
we would groom
you would groom
they would groom

Past Conditional
I would have groomed
you would have groomed
he/she/it would have groomed
we would have groomed
you would have groomed
they would have groomed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	groom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremonybridegroomwedding party, wedding - a party of people at a weddingparticipant - someone who takes part in an activity
	2.	groom - someone employed in a stable to take care of the horseshostler, ostler, stableboy, stablemanhired hand, hired man, hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
	3.	groom - a man who has recently been marriedbridegroomhoneymooner, newlywed - someone recently married
Verb	1.	groom - educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"train, preparequalify, dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"discipline, condition, train, check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
	2.	groom - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"curry, dresscoiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful
	3.	groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"neatencleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"shave - remove body hair with a razorcomb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"mousse, gel - apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair"pomade - apply pomade to (hair)clean up - make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"make up - apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"manicure - care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.barber - perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard ofpedicure - care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.doll up, glam up, pretty up, do up - use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends"slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"perfume, scent - apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day"beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

groom

noun1. stableman, stableboy, hostler or ostler (archaic) He worked as a groom at a stables on Dartmoor.2. newly-wed, husband, bridegroom, marriage partner We toasted the bride and groom.verb1. brush, clean, tend, rub down, curry The horses were exercised and groomed with special care.2. smarten up, dress, clean, turn out, get up (informal), tidy, preen, spruce up, primp, gussy up (slang, chiefly U.S.) She always appeared perfectly groomed.3. train, prime, prepare, coach, ready, educate, drill, nurture, make ready He was already being groomed for a top job.

groom

verbTo make neat and trim; make presentable:clean (up), freshen (up), neaten (up), slick up, spruce (up), tidy (up), trig (out), trim.

Translations

准备刷洗擦洗新郎马夫

groom

(gruːm) noun1. a person who looks after horses. a groom at the stables. 馬夫 马夫2. a bridegroom, male partner of the bride. 新郎 新郎 verb1. to clean, brush etc a horse's coat. The horses were groomed for the horse show. 刷馬 （给动物）擦洗，刷洗 2. to prepare for some task, purpose etc. She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department. (為某工作或目的)準備 准备

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