dressed
/drest/adjective
उच्चारण ड्रेस्ट
कपड़े पहने हुए, तैयार
Basic word
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[not before noun]
wearing clothes and not naked or in clothes for bed
कपड़े पहने हुए, तैयार
- Hurry up and get dressed.
- Are you dressed yet?
- The children were already dressed and waiting by the door.
+ 2 more examples
- I'm not dressed yet, so please wait a minute.
- He got dressed quickly and ran to the bus stop.
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~ in sth
wearing clothes of the kind mentioned
(किसी तरह के) कपड़े पहने हुए
- Radhika was dressed in a blue saree.
- a well-dressed young man
- The bride was dressed in red.
+ 3 more examples
- Everyone was dressed in white for the ceremony.
- The actors were dressed as soldiers.
- She came to the interview smartly dressed in a grey suit.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
be / get dressed
Be dressed means to have your clothes on; get dressed means to put them on. No object is needed.
'Be dressed' का अर्थ कपड़े पहने होना है; 'get dressed' कपड़े पहनना। Object की ज़रूरत नहीं।
- Radhika got dressed and went to school.
- Are you dressed yet?
dressed in sth
Use in with the clothes or colour: dressed in white, dressed in a uniform.
कपड़ों या रंग के लिए 'in': dressed in white, dressed in a uniform।
- The bride was dressed in red.
- The guards were dressed in khaki.
dressed as sb / sth
Use as when someone wears a costume to look like someone else.
जब कोई वेश बदलकर किसी और जैसा दिखे, तब 'as' आता है।
- The little boy was dressed as Lord Krishna for the festival.
adverb + dressed (well-dressed, smartly dressed)
An adverb or adjective before dressed shows the style: well-dressed, badly dressed, formally dressed.
Dressed से पहले adverb या adjective पहनावे की शैली बताता है: well-dressed, badly dressed, formally dressed।
- The well-dressed visitors waited in the lobby.
dressed vs dressing / dress
Dressed describes a state; dress is the verb or the garment. After get, use dressed, not dress.
'Dressed' अवस्था बताता है; 'dress' क्रिया या वस्त्र है। 'Get' के बाद 'dressed' आता है, 'dress' नहीं।
- He got dressed in a minute.
+Collocations 5
adverb + dressed
smartlycasuallyformallywarmlybadlyfully
- Please come formally dressed to the interview.
dressed + preposition
in blackin a suitas a clownfor schoolfor the occasionup
- The children were dressed for the school function.
verb + dressed
getbestaycomelook
- She came dressed in her college blazer.
compound + dressed
well-dressedhalf-dressedscantily dressedover-dressedunder-dressed
- He was overdressed for a picnic.
dressed + occasion
dressed for dinnerdressed for workdressed for the colddressed for the monsoon
- Be dressed for the cold before you leave for Shimla.
“More examples 6
- Radhika was dressed in a blue saree for the farewell.
विदाई समारोह के लिए राधिका ने नीली साड़ी पहनी थी।
- The children came dressed as freedom fighters on Independence Day.
स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर बच्चे स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों का वेश धरकर आए।
- Please get dressed quickly, or we will miss the train.
कृपया जल्दी तैयार हो जाइए, नहीं तो हमारी रेलगाड़ी छूट जाएगी।
- He was warmly dressed in a woollen cap and a jacket.
वह ऊनी टोपी और जैकेट में गर्म कपड़े पहने हुए था।
- The candidates were smartly dressed for the interview.
उम्मीदवार साक्षात्कार के लिए सलीके से तैयार थे।
- Radhika was already dressed when her friends arrived to pick her up.
राधिका पहले से तैयार थी जब उसकी सहेलियाँ उसे लेने आईं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She was dressed with a red saree.
✓ She was dressed in a red saree.
Use in, not with, for the clothes someone wears.
पहने हुए कपड़ों के लिए 'in' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
dressed to kill
wearing the kind of clothes that will make people notice and admire you
बेहद आकर्षक कपड़ों में सजा-धजा
- She arrived at the party dressed to kill.
dressed (up) to the nines
wearing very elegant or formal clothes
बहुत सज-धज कर
- Everyone at the wedding was dressed to the nines.
§Grammar and usage
We say 'dressed in white' or 'dressed in a suit', not 'dressed with'.
'dressed in white' या 'dressed in a suit' सही है, 'dressed with' नहीं।