bathe
/beɪð/verb
उच्चारण बेद
नहाना, नहलाना; (रोशनी से) नहा जाना
Basic word
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[T, I]
to wash yourself or somebody else in a bath; to put water or another liquid on a part of the body in order to clean it; (of light) to fill or cover something
नहाना, नहलाना; (रोशनी से) नहा जाना
- She bathed the baby.
- The room was bathed in sunlight.
- The villagers bathe in the river at dawn.
+ 2 more examples
- He bathed the wound with warm water and salt.
- Moonlight bathed the whole courtyard.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bathe (intransitive)
Without an object, bathe means to swim or wash in water, often in a river or the sea.
Object के बिना 'bathe' का अर्थ पानी में तैरना या नहाना है, प्रायः नदी या समुद्र में।
- Villagers bathe in the river at sunrise.
- We bathed in the sea at Puri.
bathe + sb / sth (transitive)
With an object, bathe means to wash a person or to clean a wound with liquid.
Object के साथ 'bathe' का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति को नहलाना या घाव को तरल से साफ़ करना है।
- The nurse bathed the wound with warm water.
- She bathed the baby every evening.
be bathed in + light / sweat
In the passive, the preposition is in: be bathed in light, sweat or sunshine, to show that something is covered by it.
Passive में preposition 'in' आता है: be bathed in light, sweat या sunshine, यह दिखाने के लिए कि कोई चीज़ उससे ढकी है।
- The Taj Mahal was bathed in moonlight.
- He was bathed in sweat after the run.
bathe (verb) vs bath (noun)
The verb has a long vowel and a voiced th /beɪð/ with a silent e at the end; the noun bath is /bɑːθ/.
Verb का उच्चारण /beɪð/ है और अंत में silent e है; noun 'bath' का उच्चारण /bɑːθ/ है।
- It is time to bathe the baby.
+Collocations 4
bathe + object
the babya woundyour eyesyour feetthe patient
- Bathe the cut with clean water before applying a bandage.
be bathed in
lightsunlightmoonlightsweata golden glow
- The temple was bathed in golden light at dusk.
bathe + place
in the riverin the seain the lakein a pool
- Children love to bathe in the river during summer.
adverb + bathe
dailygentlyregularlylightly
- Gently bathe the sore eye with cold tea water.
“More examples 5
- Pilgrims bathe in the Ganga at Haridwar.
तीर्थयात्री हरिद्वार में गंगा में स्नान करते हैं।
- The mother bathed her child and put on fresh clothes.
माँ ने अपने बच्चे को नहलाया और ताज़े कपड़े पहनाए।
- The hills were bathed in the soft light of dawn.
पहाड़ियाँ भोर की कोमल रोशनी में नहाई हुई थीं।
- The doctor told him to bathe the wound twice a day.
डॉक्टर ने उसे दिन में दो बार घाव को धोने के लिए कहा।
- She was bathed in sweat after the long climb.
लंबी चढ़ाई के बाद वह पसीने से तर-बतर थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The old fort was bathed with golden light.
✓ The old fort was bathed in golden light.
Use in after be bathed to show what covers something.
किसी चीज़ को ढकने वाली चीज़ बताने के लिए 'be bathed' के बाद 'in' आता है।
✗ The children went to bath in the river.
✓ The children went to bathe in the river.
After to, the verb bathe is needed; bath is a noun.
'To' के बाद verb 'bathe' चाहिए; 'bath' noun है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words are about water, but they differ in how and where the washing happens.
ये शब्द पानी से जुड़े हैं, पर नहाने के ढंग और स्थान में अंतर है।
To wash or swim in water, or to wash a wound or a person.
पानी में नहाना या तैरना, या घाव या व्यक्ति को धोना।
- She bathed her feet in warm water.
The general word for cleaning something with water, often soap.
पानी और प्रायः साबुन से सफाई के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- Wash your hands before eating.
To wash under falling water from a fixture above you.
ऊपर से गिरते पानी के नीचे नहाना।
- He showered quickly and left for school.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep the wash words together: bathe, wash, rinse (wash with clean water), soak, shower, cleanse.
धोने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: bathe, wash, rinse (साफ़ पानी से धोना, खँगालना), soak, shower, cleanse।
§Grammar and usage
Pronunciation and spelling, asked often: bathe (/beɪð/, verb, with -the) and bath (/bɑːθ/, noun; also a verb in British English: 'bath the baby').
Pronunciation और spelling में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: bathe (/beɪð/, verb, -the के साथ) और bath (/bɑːθ/, noun; British English में verb भी: 'bath the baby')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bathed in light or sunshine (filled with light), bathed in sweat.
Collocations: bathed in light या sunshine (प्रकाश से भरा), bathed in sweat (पसीने से तर)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Kumbh Mela is a religious gathering where millions bathe in sacred rivers.
कुंभ मेला धार्मिक आयोजन है जहाँ लाखों लोग पवित्र नदियों में स्नान करते हैं।