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clothe
clothe C0418800 (klōth)tr.v. clothed or clad (klăd), cloth·ing, clothes 1. To put clothes on; dress: The children were clothed in warm fleece.2. To provide clothes for.3. To cover as if with clothing: "People clothe the act of vengeance in all sorts of justifications" (James Carroll).4. To endow with a trait or attribute. [Middle English clothen, from Old English clāthian, from clāth, cloth.]clothe (kləʊð) vb (tr) , clothes, clothing, clothed or clad1. (Clothing & Fashion) to dress or attire (a person)2. (Clothing & Fashion) to provide with clothing or covering3. to conceal or disguise4. to endow or invest[Old English clāthian, from clāth cloth; related to Old Norse klætha]clothe (kloʊð) v.t. clothed clad, cloth•ing. 1. to dress; attire. 2. to provide with clothing. 3. to cover with or as if with clothing. [before 950; Middle English; Old English clāthian, derivative of clāth cloth] clothe Past participle: clothed Gerund: clothing
Present |
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I clothe | you clothe | he/she/it clothes | we clothe | you clothe | they clothe |
Preterite |
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I clothed | you clothed | he/she/it clothed | we clothed | you clothed | they clothed |
Present Continuous |
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I am clothing | you are clothing | he/she/it is clothing | we are clothing | you are clothing | they are clothing |
Present Perfect |
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I have clothed | you have clothed | he/she/it has clothed | we have clothed | you have clothed | they have clothed |
Past Continuous |
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I was clothing | you were clothing | he/she/it was clothing | we were clothing | you were clothing | they were clothing |
Past Perfect |
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I had clothed | you had clothed | he/she/it had clothed | we had clothed | you had clothed | they had clothed |
Future |
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I will clothe | you will clothe | he/she/it will clothe | we will clothe | you will clothe | they will clothe |
Future Perfect |
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I will have clothed | you will have clothed | he/she/it will have clothed | we will have clothed | you will have clothed | they will have clothed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be clothing | you will be clothing | he/she/it will be clothing | we will be clothing | you will be clothing | they will be clothing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been clothing | you have been clothing | he/she/it has been clothing | we have been clothing | you have been clothing | they have been clothing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been clothing | you will have been clothing | he/she/it will have been clothing | we will have been clothing | you will have been clothing | they will have been clothing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been clothing | you had been clothing | he/she/it had been clothing | we had been clothing | you had been clothing | they had been clothing |
Conditional |
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I would clothe | you would clothe | he/she/it would clothe | we would clothe | you would clothe | they would clothe |
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I would have clothed | you would have clothed | he/she/it would have clothed | we would have clothed | you would have clothed | they would have clothed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | clothe - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"apparel, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dressprim out, prim up, prim - dress primlydress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"wrap up, cover - clothe, as if for protection from the elements; "cover your head!"jacket - put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed"frock - put a frock onshirt - put a shirt onhabit - put a habit onvesture - provide or cover with a cloakoverclothe, overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia"corset - dress with a corsetshoe - furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed"coat - cover or provide with a coatcostume, dress up - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"robe, vest - clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robesgown - dress in a gownchange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | | 2. | clothe - furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperorsadorn, investequip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" | | 3. | clothe - cover as if with clothing; "the mountain was clothed in tropical trees"cloak, robe, drapespread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" |
clotheverb dress, outfit, rig, array, robe, drape, get ready, swathe, apparel, attire, fit out, garb, doll up (slang), accoutre, cover, deck He was clothed in a dashing scarlet and black uniform. strip, expose, uncover, undress, strip off, divest, disrobe, unclotheclotheverb1. To put clothes on:apparel, attire, dress, garb, garment, invest.Informal: tog.2. To cover as if with clothes:cloak, drape, mantle, robe.3. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure:cloak, enfold, enshroud, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, shroud, veil, wrap.Translationsclothe (kləuð) – past tense past participle clothed – verb1. to provide with clothes. The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children. 給...提供衣服 给...提供衣服2. to put clothes on. She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials. 幫...穿衣 给...穿衣clothes (kləuðz) , ((American) klouz) noun plural1. things worn as coverings for various parts of the body. She wears beautiful clothes. 衣服 衣服2. bedclothes. The child pulled the clothes up tightly. 被褥 被褥ˈclothes-peg noun (American clothespin) a plastic or wooden clip for fastening clothes to a clothesline. 晾衣夾 晒衣夹ˈclothing noun clothes. warm clothing. 衣服 衣服 there is no singular form for clothes. clothe
clothe (someone/oneself) in (something)To dress someone or oneself in something She clothes her newborn in the cutest outfits. I clothed myself in a beautiful gown for the gala.See also: clotheclothe someone in somethingto dress someone in something. She clothed her children in the finest garments. He clothed himself in his tuxedo for the wedding.See also: clotheEncyclopediaSeeclothingclothe
Synonyms for clotheverb dressSynonyms- dress
- outfit
- rig
- array
- robe
- drape
- get ready
- swathe
- apparel
- attire
- fit out
- garb
- doll up
- accoutre
- cover
- deck
Antonyms- strip
- expose
- uncover
- undress
- strip off
- divest
- disrobe
- unclothe
Synonyms for clotheverb to put clothes onSynonyms- apparel
- attire
- dress
- garb
- garment
- invest
- tog
verb to cover as if with clothesSynonymsverb to surround and cover completely so as to obscureSynonyms- cloak
- enfold
- enshroud
- envelop
- enwrap
- infold
- invest
- shroud
- veil
- wrap
Synonyms for clotheverb provide with clothes or put clothes onSynonyms- apparel
- enclothe
- garb
- garment
- raiment
- tog
- habilitate
- fit out
- dress
Related Words- prim out
- prim up
- prim
- dress
- get dressed
- wrap up
- cover
- jacket
- frock
- shirt
- habit
- vesture
- overclothe
- overdress
- underdress
- corset
- shoe
- coat
- costume
- dress up
- robe
- vest
- gown
- change state
- turn
verb furnish with power or authoritySynonymsRelated Wordsverb cover as if with clothingSynonymsRelated Words |