robe

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /rəʊb/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /roʊb/

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Noun

Singular robe

Plural robes

1. (countable) A robe is a long loose item of clothing.

   The young people wore white robes to the church for their confirmation.

2. (countable) A robe is a long item of clothing used to show rank or importance.

   The judge looked splendid in his red robe.

3. (countable) A robe is a dressing gown or bathrobe.

   He put on his robe after his bath and watched TV.

Verb

Plain form robe

Third-person singular robes

Past tense robed

Past participle robed

Present participle robing

1. To robe is to put on or wear a robe.

   The king was robed before his coronation.

Related words

• bathrobe
• wardrobe