bath

bath

water used for washing or soaking the body: taking a bath; a liquid in which something is dipped

Not to be confused with:

bathe – to take or give a bath: bathe the baby; to go swimming: bathe at the seashore

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Bath

 (băth, bäth)

A city of southwest England southeast of Bristol. It is famous for its Georgian architecture and its hot mineral springs, tapped by the Romans in the first century ad.

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bath ¹

 (băth, bäth)

n. pl. baths (băthz, bäthz, băths, bäths)

1.

a. The act of soaking or cleansing the body, as in water or steam.

b. The water used for cleansing the body: I'm going to run a bath.

2.

a. A bathtub.

b. A bathroom.

3. A building equipped for bathing.

4. often baths A resort providing therapeutic baths; a spa.

5.

a. A liquid in which something is dipped or soaked for processing: immersed the metal in an acid bath.

b. A container holding such a liquid: emptied the bath of dye.

6.

a. A medium, such as oil or sand, that controls the temperature of objects placed in it.

b. A container holding such a medium.

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[Middle English, from Old English bæth.]

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bath ²

 (băth)

n.

An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to about 38 liters (10 US gallons).

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[Hebrew bat.]

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bath

(bɑːθ)

n, pl baths (bɑːðz)

1. a large container, esp one made of enamelled iron or plastic, used for washing or medically treating the body.

2. the act or an instance of washing in such a container

3. the amount of liquid contained in a bath

4. run a bath to turn on the taps to fill a bath with water for bathing oneself

5. (usually plural) a place that provides baths or a swimming pool for public use

6. (General Engineering)

a. a vessel in which something is immersed to maintain it at a constant temperature, to process it photographically, electrolytically, etc, or to lubricate it

b. the liquid used in such a vessel

vb

Brit to wash in a bath

[Old English bæth; compare Old High German bad, Old Norse bath; related to Swedish basa to clean with warm water, Old High German bāen to warm]

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bath

(bæθ)

n

(Units) an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about 8.3 Imperial gallons or 10 US gallons

[Hebrew]

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Bath

(bɑːθ)

n

(Placename) a city in SW England, in Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, on the River Avon: famous for its hot springs; a fashionable spa in the 18th century; Roman remains, notably the baths; university (1966). Pop: 90 144 (2001). Latin name: Aquae Sulis

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bath¹

(bæθ, bɑθ)

n., pl. baths (batz, bätz, baths, bäths),
n.

1. a washing or immersion of something, esp. the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment.

2. a quantity of water or other liquid used for this purpose: running a bath.

3. a container for water or other cleansing liquid, as a bathtub.

4. bathroom.

5. bathhouse.

6. Often, baths. one of the elaborate bathing establishments of the ancients.

7. Usu., baths. a town or resort visited for medical treatment by bathing or the like; spa.

8. a preparation, as an acid solution, in which something is immersed.

9. the container for such a preparation.

10. a device for controlling temperature by the use of a surrounding medium, as sand, water, or oil.

11. the state of being covered by a liquid, as perspiration.

v.t., v.i.

12. Brit. to wash or soak in a bath.

Idioms:

take a bath, Informal. to suffer a large financial loss.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English bæth, c. Old Frisian beth, Old Norse bath, Old High German bad]

bath²

(bæθ)

n.

an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to between 10 and 11 U.S. gallons (38 and 42 liters).

[< Hebrew]

Bath

(bæθ, bɑθ)

n.

a city in Avon, in SW England: mineral springs. 84,300.

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bath

– bathe

Bath and bathe both have the -ing participle bathing and the past tense and -ed participle bathed. However, these are pronounced differently, depending on which of the two verbs they are associated with. Bathing and bathed are pronounced as follows:

• /'bɑːθɪŋ/ and /bɑːθt/ when they relate to bath

• /'beɪðɪŋ/ and /beɪðd/ when they relate to bathe.

1. 'bath'

If you bath someone, you wash them in a long rectangular container

The nurse will show you how to bath the baby.

Don't say that people bath themselves. You say that someone has a bath or takes a bath.

I'm going to have a bath.

She took a long hot bath.

Bath is not a verb in American English. Americans use bathe (see the next section).

2. 'bathe'

American speakers sometimes say that people bathe /beɪð/.

I went back to my apartment to bathe and change.

In both British and American English, if you bathe a cut or wound, you wash it.

He bathed the cuts on her feet.

In formal or old-fashioned British English, when someone bathes, they swim or play in a lake or river or in the sea.

It is dangerous to bathe in the sea here.

3. 'go swimming'

In modern English, you usually say that someone goes swimming or goes for a swim. American speakers sometimes say that someone takes a swim.

Let's go for a swim.

I went down to the ocean and took a swim.

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bath

Past participle: bathed
Gerund: bathing

Imperative

bath

bath

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bath - a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath" vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	2.	bath - you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning" washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person) bubble bath - a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water mikvah - (Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation) mud bath - a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism)
	3.	bath - a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body bathing tub, bathtub, tub bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet footbath - a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet hot tub - a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water hip bath, sitz bath - a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	4.	bath - an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons liquid measure, liquid unit - a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers) kor, homer - an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
	5.	Bath - a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains England - a division of the United Kingdom
	6.	bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet bathroom bathing tub, bathtub, tub, bath - a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" shower bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination handbasin, lavabo, wash-hand basin, washbasin, washbowl - a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)
Verb	1.	bath - clean one's body by immersion into water; "The child should bathe every day" bathe foment - bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented" cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

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bath

noun

1. bathtub, tub, sauna, jacuzzi, hot tub They would regularly sing in the bath.

2. wash, cleaning, washing, soaping, shower, soak, cleansing, scrub, scrubbing, bathe, shampoo, sponging, douse, douche, ablution Have a bath every morning.

verb

1. clean, wash, soap, shower, soak, cleanse, scrub, bathe, tub, sponge, rinse, douse, scrub down, lave (archaic) Don't feel you have to bath your child every day.

Related words
adjective balneal or balneary

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Translations

استِحْمام، حَمّامحمامحَوْضٌ استِحْمامحَوْض الاِسْتِحْمام

koupelvanakoupelnamiskanádoba

badbadebadekar

BadBadewanneBadezimmerBaden

μπάνιολουτρό

bañobañeracuarto de bañotinabañar

kylpykylpyammekylpyhuone

bainbaignoiredonner un bain àsalle de bainsvasque

kada

fürdetfürdõfürdőkádfürdőszobakád

baîbaî, baîkerbaîa, òvobaîker

bagnovasca da bagnofare il bagnofarsi il bagnolavacro

浴槽

욕조

maudymasismaudytimaudytistualetasvonia

baseinsiet/mazgāties vannāmazgātpelde/mazgāšanās vannāvanna

badbadkamerbadkuip

badbadebadekarbalje

kąpielłazienkawanna

banheirabanhobanheiro

ваннаваннаякупатьБат

kúpeľ

kadkopalnicakopelbanja

badbadkarbadrumkar

อ่างอาบน้ำ

banyobanyo yaptırmakıslatma kabıküvetyıkamak

bồn tắm

浴缸泡澡洗澡浴器浴盆

bath

[bɑːθ]

A. N (baths (pl)) [bɑːðz]

1. (esp Brit) (also bathtub) → bañera f, tina f (LAm), bañadera f (S. Cone)

2. (= act) → baño m
to have or take a bath → darse un baño, bañarse
to give sb a bath → dar un baño a algn, bañar a algn

3. (Chem, Phot) → baño m

4. baths (Brit) (= swimming pool) → piscina f, alberca f (Mex), pileta f (S. Cone)

B. VT (Brit) → bañar, dar un baño a

C. VI (Brit) → bañarse

D. CPD bath chair N → silla f de ruedas
bath cube N → cubo m de sales para el baño
bath salts NPL → sales fpl de baño
bath sheet, bath towel N → toalla f de baño

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bath

[ˈbɑːθ]

n

(= wash) → bain m
a hot bath → un bain chaud
in the bath → dans son bain
to have a bath, to take a bath → prendre un bain

(= bathtub) → baignoire f
There's a spider in the bath → Il y a une araignée dans la baignoire.
see also baths

vt (British) [+ child, invalid] → baigner

vi (British) → prendre un bainbath bomb n → bombe f de bainBath chair n (British) → fauteuil m roulant

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bath

n

→ Bad nt; to have or take a bath → baden, ein Bad nehmen (geh); to give somebody a bath → jdn baden ? blood bath, Turkishetc

(= bathtub) → (Bade)wanne f; to empty the bath → das Badewasser ablassen; I was just in my or the bath → ich war or saß gerade im Bad or in der Wanne (inf); a room with bath → ein Zimmer mit Bad ? eyebath, foot bathetc

baths pl (Hist) → Bäder pl, → Badeanlagen pl; (swimming) baths pl → (Schwimm)bad nt; (public) baths pl → Badeanstalt f, → öffentliches Bad

(Tech, Chem, Phot) → Bad nt; (= container) → Behälter m

(Brit) the Order of the Bath → der Orden vom Bade

vt (Brit) → baden

vi (Brit) → (sich) baden

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bath

:

bath salts

pl → Badesalz nt

bath sheet

n → großes Badetuch

bathtowel

n → Badetuch nt

bathtub

n → Badewanne f

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bath

[bɑːθ]

1. n (baths (pl)) [bɑːðz]

a. (tub, wash) → bagno
room with bath → camera con bagno
to have a bath → fare or farsi un bagno

b. esp pl swimming baths → piscina

2. vi → fare or farsi un bagno

3. vt → fare il bagno a

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bath

(baːθ) – plural baths (baːðz) – noun

1. a large container for holding water in which to wash the whole body. I'll fill the bath with water for you. bad حَوْضٌ استِحْمام вана banheira vana die Badewanne badekar μπανιέραbañera (kümblus)vann وان حمام kylpyamme baignoireאמבט स्नानाटब kada fürdőkád bak mandi baðker vasca da bagno 風呂 욕조 vonia vanna tab mandi badbadekarwanna هغه لوښي چي په هغه كي د غسل يا لمبېدني لپاره اوبه وي banheira cadă ванна vaňa kad kada bad[kar] อ่างอาบน้ำ küvet 浴缸，浴盆 ванна نہانے کا ٹب bồn tắm 浴缸，浴盆

2. an act of washing in a bath. I had a bath last night. bad استِحْمام، حَمّام баня banho koupel das Bad bad μπάνιο στην μπανιέρα baño vanniskäik حمام کردن peseytyminen bainאמבטיה नहाना kupanje fürdő mandi bað bagno 入浴 목욕 maudymasis iet/mazgāties vannā mandi badbadkąpiel غسل، لمبیدنه banho baie мытье, купание kúpeľ kopel kupati se bad การอาบน้ำ yıkanma 泡澡 купання نہانا sự tắm rửa 洗澡

3. a container of liquid etc in which something is immersed. a bird bath. bad вана banheira ظرفی از مایع که چیزی را در آن شستشو دهیم allas ברכה हांडी kupka tempat berendam 용기 takungan bad د اوبو لوښي چي د وينځلو په قصد تري اخيستل كيږي posuda za vodu ภาชนะใส่ของเหลวสำหรับใช้จุ่ม 浸泡槽 купальня کسی مائع کو ڈالنے والا برتن bình chứa dung dịch hóa chất 浴器

verb

to wash in a bath. I'll bath the baby. bad промивам banhar شستن؛ حمام کردن pestä לְהִתרַחֵץ בַּאַמבַּטיָה नहलाना kupati me mandikan 목욕하다 mandikan een bad geven, nemen پری مینځل kupati อาบน้ำ 泡澡 купати نہلانا tắm 洗澡，泡澡

ˌbathˈchair noun

a kind of wheeled chair for an invalid. rolstoel كُرْسي ذو دَواليب للمُقْعَدين вид инвалидна количка cadeira de rodas křeslo na kolečkách der Rollstuhl badestol αναπηρικό καροτσάκιsilla de ruedas ratastool صندلی چرخدار kylpytuoli fauteuil roulant כִּסֵא אַמבַּט לְחוֹלֶה रोगी कुर्सी stolica na kotačima za bolesnike tolószék kursi roda baðstóll sedia a rotelle 車椅子 (포장 달린) 바퀴 의자 invalido vežimėlis krēsls vannas istabai (slimniekiem, invalīdiem) kerusi mandi beroda rolstoelbadestol !! چوكۍ، كرسۍ cadeira de rodas fotoliu pe rotile инвалидная коляска kreslo na kolieskach invalidski voziček invalidska kolica rullstol เก้าอี้รถเข็นสำหรับคนป่วยหรือคนพิการ tekerlekli iskemle 供行動不便者使用的有蓬輪椅 інвалідна коляска معذوروں کی کرسی xe lăn 给病人坐用的轮椅

ˈbathroom noun

1. a room in a house etc which contains a bath. badkamer غُرْفَةُ الحمّـام баня banheiro koupelna das Badezimmer badeværelse λουτρό cuarto de baño/de aseo vannituba حمام kylpyhuone salle de bains חָדַר אַמבַּטיָה स्नानघर kupaonica fürdőszoba kamar mandi baðherbergi stanza da bagno 浴室 욕실 vonios kambarys vannas istaba bilik mandi badkamerbadłazienka غسلخانه، لامبوځاي quarto de banho (cameră de) baie ванная kúpeľňa kopalnica kupatilo badrum ห้องน้ำ banyo 浴室 ванна غسل خانہ buồng tắm 浴室

2. (especially American) a lavatory. toilet حَوْضُ الأسْتِحْمـام умивалня lavabo toaleta die Toilette toilet τουαλέταlavabo, aseo WC دستشویی vessa toilettes חָדַר רַחָצָה शौचालय toalet, wc vécé kamar kecil salerni bagno トイレ 화장실 tualetas tualete tandas W.C. toalettubikacja لاس مینځل retrete toa­letă туалет záchod, toaleta stranišče lavabo toalett ห้องสุขา tuvalet 盥洗室 туалет بیت الخلا nhà vệ sinh 盥洗室

ˈbathtub noun

a bath (for washing in). bad حَوْضُ الحَمّام، مَغْطَس вана banheira vana die Badewanne badekar μπανιέραbañera vann وان حمام kylpyamme baignoireאמבט स्नानटब kada fürdőkád bak mandi baðker vasca da bagno 浴槽 욕조 vonia vanna tab mandi badkuipbadekarwanna د حمام ټب banheira cadă ванна kad kada badkar อ่างอาบน้ำ küvet 浴缸 ванна غسل کے لئے ٹب bồn tắm 浴缸

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bath

→ حَوْض الاِسْتِحْمام koupel bad Bad μπάνιο bañera, baño kylpy bain kada bagno 浴槽 욕조 bad bad kąpiel banheira, banho ванна bad อ่างอาบน้ำ banyo bồn tắm 浴缸

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bath

n. baño;

alcohol ___ → fricción de alcohol;

antipyretic ___ → ___ antipirético, para reducir la fiebre;

aromatic ___ → ___ aromático;

cold ___ → ___ de agua fría;

hot ___ → ___ caliente;

full ___ → ___ completo;

kinetotherapeutic ___ → ___ cinetoterapéutico;

immersion ___ → ___ con inmersión;

oil ___ → ___ aceitado;

Sitz ___ → ___ de asiento caliente;

sponge ___ → ___ con esponja;

warm ___ → ___ tibio.

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bath

n baño; sitz — baño de asiento; sponge — baño de esponja; steam — baño de vapor; to take a — bañarse

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