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dressed

verb

Form of dress , past tense of dress.

Simple meaning

To put on clothes.

Pronunciation

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drehst
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈdɹɛst

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Definition

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verb

  1. past tense of dress

    To put on clothes.

  2. past tense of dress

    Put a finish on

  3. past tense of dress

    Put a dressing on

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well dressedfully dressedgetting dressedneatly dresseddressed woman

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Inflected forms

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  • dressverbBase word

    Put on clothes.

Word family

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  • dressernounPerson or profession · specialist

    Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes.

Compound terms

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  • dressed orenounCompound term

    The desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore.

  • get dressedverbCompound term

    Put on clothes.

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