bathed
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past participleof bath.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
bathnouna washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment. -
past participleof bathe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
batheverb (used with object)to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc. -
past tense formof bath.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bathnouna washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment. -
past tense formof bathe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
batheverb (used with object)to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
Example Sentences
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A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Bordeaux was bathed in sunshine on the afternoon of Saturday, 11 June, tens of thousands of Welsh supporters descending on the French city for their opening game against Slovakia.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
For decades, the U.S. has maintained a program in which these flies are bred in a lab, bathed in sterilizing radiation and released around Panama, which prevents the insect from creeping northward.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The inquiry heard evidence from an Aboriginal community living near a navy base in New South Wales state, who bathed in and gathered food near rivers contaminated by firefighting foam.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
They waited while he bathed and dressed, then all set forth for the city.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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