bath

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bæθ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /bɑːθ/

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Noun

Singular bath

Plural baths

Children taking a bath

1. (countable) A long, high basin that you put water in and go in to wash your body.

   Jane put in water up to the top of the bath.

2. (countable & uncountable) Going into a bath to wash yourself.

   George takes a bath every day.

Synonyms

• (long basin for holding water) bathtub

Verb

Plain form bath

Third-person singular baths

Past tense bathed

Past participle bathed

Present participle bathing

1. (transitive) When you bath someone, you wash them in a bath.
   • Synonym: bathe