clothe
/kləʊð/verb
उच्चारण क्लोद
कपड़े पहनाना, वस्त्र देना
Core word
- 1
[T] ~ sb/yourself (in sth)
to provide clothes for somebody to wear
कपड़े पहनाना, वस्त्र देना
- to feed and clothe a family
- It is the duty of parents to feed and clothe their children.
- The charity works to clothe poor children before winter.
+ 3 more examples
- She worked two jobs to feed and clothe her family.
- The state cannot always clothe every homeless person.
- He was clothed in a plain white kurta.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
clothe + object
To provide clothes for someone, especially someone who depends on you.
किसी, विशेषकर आश्रित व्यक्ति, के लिए कपड़ों की व्यवस्था करना।
- Parents must feed and clothe their children.
- The charity clothes homeless people in winter.
clothe + object + in + noun
Use 'in' to name what the person wears.
व्यक्ति क्या पहनता है, यह बताने के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The dancers were clothed in bright silk.
be clothed in + noun
The passive is more formal and literary; it can describe people or things.
Passive अधिक formal और साहित्यिक है; यह लोगों या चीज़ों का वर्णन कर सकता है।
- The hills were clothed in mist at dawn.
- He was clothed in a plain white kurta.
clothe + oneself
A reflexive use means to dress yourself or to cover yourself with something.
Reflexive प्रयोग का अर्थ स्वयं को पहनाना या किसी चीज़ से ढकना है।
- He clothed himself in humility.
clothe vs clothes vs cloth
Clothe is a verb; clothes are things worn; cloth is the fabric. Clothe is pronounced with a voiced th.
Clothe क्रिया है; clothes पहनने की वस्तुएँ हैं; cloth कपड़ा है। Clothe में th का उच्चारण voiced होता है।
- She clothes the children in cloth bought from the market.
+Collocations 5
feed and clothe
feed and clothe a familyfeed and clothe the poorfeed and clothe orphansfeed and clothe a childfeed and clothe the needy
- He worked two jobs to feed and clothe his family.
clothe + people
the poorchildrensoldiersrefugeesthe naked
- The volunteers clothed the flood victims.
clothed + in
whitesilkragsmistdarkness
- The temple was clothed in lamps on Diwali night.
adverb + clothed
fullywarmlylightlypoorlyneatly
- The children were warmly clothed against the winter cold.
clothe + abstract noun
clothe an idea in wordsclothe a fact in humourclothe a threat in politenessclothe a message in a storyclothe one's fears in jokes
- The writer clothed a serious message in a funny story.
“More examples 5
- A good government must feed, clothe and shelter its poorest citizens.
अच्छी सरकार को अपने सबसे गरीब नागरिकों को भोजन, वस्त्र और आश्रय देना चाहिए।
- The students collected old clothes to clothe the children of the nearby slum.
विद्यार्थियों ने पास की बस्ती के बच्चों को कपड़े पहनाने के लिए पुराने कपड़े इकट्ठे किए।
- She was clothed in a simple cotton saree.
उसने एक सादी सूती साड़ी पहन रखी थी।
- The fields were clothed in green after the first rains.
पहली बारिश के बाद खेत हरियाली से ढक गए।
- Radhika's grandfather clothed and educated six nephews.
राधिका के दादा ने छह भतीजों को कपड़े दिए और उन्हें शिक्षा दिलाई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She clothed with a red saree.
✓ She was clothed in a red saree.
Clothe needs an object or the passive; the preposition is in, not with.
'Clothe' के साथ object या passive चाहिए; preposition 'in' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: clothe (verb, /kləʊð/: 'feed and clothe'), clothes (plural noun, /kləʊðz/: 'new clothes', never 'a clothe'), cloth (/klɒθ/, material: 'a piece of cloth'; plural cloths, pieces of cloth for cleaning) and clothing (uncountable, formal: 'warm clothing').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: clothe (verb, /kləʊð/: 'feed and clothe'), clothes (plural noun, /kləʊðz/: 'new clothes', 'a clothe' कभी नहीं), cloth (/klɒθ/, कपड़ा-सामग्री: 'a piece of cloth'; plural cloths, सफ़ाई के कपड़े के टुकड़े) और clothing (uncountable, औपचारिक: 'warm clothing')।
§Grammar and usage
Clothes has no singular; use 'a piece of clothing' or name the item ('a shirt').
Clothes का singular नहीं होता; 'a piece of clothing' कहिए या वस्तु का नाम लीजिए ('a shirt')।