clothe

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkləʊð/, SAMPA: /"kl@Uz/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkloʊð/, SAMPA: /"kloUz/

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Verb

Plain form clothe

Third-person singular clothes

Past tense clothed

Past participle clothed

Present participle clothing

Plain form clothe

Third-person singular clothes

Past tense clad

Past participle clad

Present participle clothing

A man clothing himself

1. (transitive) If you clothe something or someone, you put clothes on them.
   • Synonym: dress

   The mother clothes her children to go to school in the morning.

   I woke up fully clothed, and I couldn't remember the night before.

2. (transitive) If you clothe somebody, you provide clothes for them.

   She was struggling to feed and clothe five kids.