bath

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of washing your whole body while sitting in water.

   I take a long bath every Sunday evening to relax.

2. 2
   noun

   A large container that you fill with water to wash yourself in.

   She filled the bath with warm water and bubbles.

3. 3
   noun

   A room with a bathtub or shower, usually with a toilet and sink.

   The new apartment has two bedrooms and one bath.

4. 4
   verb

   To wash someone or yourself in water.

   You should bath the baby before bedtime.

Common collocations

• swimming bath Noun + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- Proto-Germanic *baþą Proto-West Germanic *baþ Old English bæþ Middle English bath English bath From Middle English bath, baþ, from Old English bæþ (“bath”), from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to warm”). Corresponding inherited verbs are beath and bathe. Cognate with Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish bad (“bath”), Faroese and Icelandic bað (“bath”), German Bad (“bath”).

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