bath
noun
a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment.
have bathed
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present perfectof bath.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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present perfectof bathe.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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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"My heart was racing and my body had no strength left. I must have bathed five times that day just to stay conscious," he says.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
"I must have eaten lunch and dinner; I must have bathed the baby and read her stories, but I don't remember," I wrote, adding, "what I remember is the smell as I fell asleep."
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2021
So no — these public airport spaces are intended for everyone’s use, including the person eating noxious nachos or the person who has been traveling for days and might not have bathed recently.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2015
You can be reasonably sure the English commentariat – or that wing of it under the spell of the establishment – would have bathed him in roses.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2014
The towering figure roared: a creature so large that a man could have bathed in the soupy spittle of its mouth and sat curled up in the chambers of its heart.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
