bath

noun

/bɑːθ/

/bæθ/

(plural baths

/bɑːðz/

/bæðz/

)

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[countable] (British English)
(also bathtub, informal tub North American English, British English)
a large, long container that you put water in and then get into to wash your whole body
- I'm in the bath!
- bath taps
- a bath with shower attachment
see also birdbathTopics Houses and homesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- free-standing
- sunken
- cast-iron
- …
verb + bath/bathtub
- fill
- lie in
- soak in
- …
bath/bathtub + noun
- faucet
- tap
preposition
- in the bath
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[countable] an act of washing your whole body by sitting or lying in water
- (British English) I think I'll have a bath and go to bed.
- (especially North American English) to take a bath
- She took the baby upstairs to give him a bath.
- It's the children's bath time.
- When she got home she decided she needed a bath.
see also bubble bath
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hot
- warm
- cold
- …
verb + bath
- draw
- prepare
- run
- …
bath + noun
- mat
- towel
- oil
- …
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[countable] the water in a bath ready to use
- a long soak in a hot bath
- Please run a bath for me (= fill the bath with water).
- I lay soaking in a hot bubble bath.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hot
- warm
- cold
- …
verb + bath
- draw
- prepare
- run
- …
bath + noun
- mat
- towel
- oil
- …
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baths
[plural] (British English, old-fashioned) a public building where you can go to swim
- My father took me to the baths every Sunday.
see also swimming bath, swimming pool
[countable, usually plural] a public place where people went in the past to wash or have a bath
- Roman villas and baths
see also Turkish bathTopics Historyc1
[countable] (specialist) a container with a liquid such as water or a dye in it, in which something is washed or placed for a period of time. Baths are used in industrial, chemical and medical processes. see also bloodbath

Word OriginOld English bæth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bad and German Bad.

Idioms

take a bath

(North American English) to lose money on a business agreement

bath

verb

/bɑːθ/

/bæθ/

(British English)

(North American English bathe)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bath	/bɑːθ/ /bæθ/
he / she / it baths	/bɑːθs/ /bæθs/
past simple bathed	/bɑːθt/ /bæθt/
past participle bathed	/bɑːθt/ /bæθt/
-ing form bathing	/ˈbɑːθɪŋ/ /ˈbæθɪŋ/

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[transitive] bath somebody to give a bath to somebody
- It's your turn to bath the baby.
- He never bathed the kids when they were little.
[intransitive] (old-fashioned) to have a bath
Which Word? bath / bathe / swim / sunbathe
bath / bathe / swim / sunbathe
- When you wash yourself you can say that you bath (British English) or bathe (North American English), but it is much more common to say have a bath (British English) or take a bath (North American English).
- You can also bath (British English) or bathe (North American English) another person, for example a baby.
- You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.
- When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to use swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming:
  Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool.
  She goes swimming every morning before breakfast.
  What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimsuit or swimming trunks.
- When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe.

Word OriginOld English bæth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bad and German Bad.

Bath

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/bæθ/

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a city in south-west England, famous for its healthy mineral water and hot springs, its ancient Roman baths and beautiful Georgian buildings. The Bath Festival is a festival of classical music held every year in May and June. In 1987 Bath was one of the first places in Britain to become a World Heritage Site.

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