Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "bathe" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

batheable bather bathers bathing suit bebathe dustbathe embathe firebathe forbathe imbathe moonbathe overbathe rebathe sandbathe starbathe sunbathe sunbather

Etymologically Related To

bask bath

Context

british transitive and intransitive

First Subevents

fill bath with water get naked get undressed pour feces on yourself remove clothes run water take of clothes take off clothes turn on tap water turn on water undress

Last Subevents

dry body dry off dry off and powder yourself dry with towel get dressed get dressed in clean clothing pull plug towel off wash soap off

Prerequisites

adjust water temperature disrobe draw bath draw water fill bath tub fill bathtub with water fill water in tub find large ammount of water find source of water find tub find water get in bathtub get naked get soap get undressed get wash cloth and towel get water get wet and use soap go to bathroom have bath tub have bathtub have container of water make soap naked put water in bath run bath take all off take clothes off take off clothes take off clothing turn on water undress use bathtub use clean water use soap and water

Subevents

become clean find soap get cleaner get wet may slip in tub run out of soap shampoo shampooing hair take off clothes use soap use washcloth wash behind ears wash hair water relaxes will get clean

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

clean cleanse enclose enfold envelop enwrap swim swim swimming wrap

Type Of (IsA)

swimming

Manner Of

cleanse envelop swim

Motivated By Goal

become clean clean body dirty don't want to smell bad have hot date tonight smell good squeaky clean stink try new buble bath

Related Terms

bath

Related Terms

bath immersion suffuse sunbathe surround swim

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.