Meaning of "bath" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BATH

Old English bæth; compare Old High German bad, Old Norse bath; related to Swedish basa to clean with warm water, Old High German bāen to warm.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BATH

bath  [bɑːθ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATH

Bath is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bath in English.

WHAT DOES BATH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bath

Bath may refer to: ▪ Bathing, immersion in a fluid ▪ Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body ▪ Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities...

Definition of bath in the English dictionary

The first definition of bath in the dictionary is a large container, esp one made of enamelled iron or plastic, used for washing or medically treating the body related adjective balneal. Other definition of bath is the act or an instance of washing in such a container. Bath is also the amount of liquid contained in a bath.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BATH

PRESENT

Present

I bath

you bath

he/she/it baths

we bath

you bath

they bath

Present continuous

I am bathing

you are bathing

he/she/it is bathing

we are bathing

you are bathing

they are bathing

Present perfect

I have bathed

you have bathed

he/she/it has bathed

we have bathed

you have bathed

they have bathed

Present perfect continuous

I have been bathing

you have been bathing

he/she/it has been bathing

we have been bathing

you have been bathing

they have been bathing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bathed

you bathed

he/she/it bathed

we bathed

you bathed

they bathed

Past continuous

I was bathing

you were bathing

he/she/it was bathing

we were bathing

you were bathing

they were bathing

Past perfect

I had bathed

you had bathed

he/she/it had bathed

we had bathed

you had bathed

they had bathed

Past perfect continuous

I had been bathing

you had been bathing

he/she/it had been bathing

we had been bathing

you had been bathing

they had been bathing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bath

you will bath

he/she/it will bath

we will bath

you will bath

they will bath

Future continuous

I will be bathing

you will be bathing

he/she/it will be bathing

we will be bathing

you will be bathing

they will be bathing

Future perfect

I will have bathed

you will have bathed

he/she/it will have bathed

we will have bathed

you will have bathed

they will have bathed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bathing

you will have been bathing

he/she/it will have been bathing

we will have been bathing

you will have been bathing

they will have been bathing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bath

you would bath

he/she/it would bath

we would bath

you would bath

they would bath

Conditional continuous

I would be bathing

you would be bathing

he/she/it would be bathing

we would be bathing

you would be bathing

they would be bathing

Conditional perfect

I would have bath

you would have bath

he/she/it would have bath

we would have bath

you would have bath

they would have bath

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bathing

you would have been bathing

he/she/it would have been bathing

we would have been bathing

you would have been bathing

they would have been bathing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bath
we let´s bath
you bath

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bath

Past participle

bathed

Present Participle

bathing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BATH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bath» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of bath

ablution · bathe · bathtub · clean · cleaning · cleanse · cleansing · douche · douse · hot tub · lave · rinse · sauna · scrub · scrubbing · shampoo · shower · soak · soap · sponge · tub · wash · washing

TRANSLATION OF BATH

Find out the translation of bath to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bath from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bath» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 浴缸
• Translator English - Spanish: bañera
• English: bath
• Translator English - Hindi: स्नान
• Translator English - Arabic: حَوْض الاِسْتِحْمام
• Translator English - Russian: ванна
• Translator English - Portuguese: banho
• Translator English - Bengali: স্নান
• Translator English - French: bain
• Translator English - Malay: Mandi
• Translator English - German: Bad
• Translator English - Japanese: 浴槽
• Translator English - Korean: 욕조
• Translator English - Javanese: Bathi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bồn tắm
• Translator English - Tamil: குளியலறை
• Translator English - Marathi: अंघोळ
• Translator English - Turkish: banyo
• Translator English - Italian: bagno
• Translator English - Polish: kąpiel
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ванна
• Translator English - Romanian: cadă
• Translator English - Greek: μπάνιο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bad
• Translator English - Swedish: bad
• Translator English - Norwegian: bad

10 QUOTES WITH «BATH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bath.

1

Thomas Aquinas

Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.

2

Don Bluth

I'm saddened to see that everyone's pitched out the baby with the bath, in that we say that it can't be one or the other, it could be both. I mean, just because we listen to classical music doesn't mean that we can't listen to jazz.

3

Jakob Bohme

Christ hath instituted Baptism as a bath, to wash away the anger, and hath put into us the Noble Stone, viz. the water of eternal life, for an earnest-penny, so that instantly in our childhood we might be able to escape the wrath.

4

Richard Branson

Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath.

5

Louise Brown

Much of my reading time over the last decade and a half has been spent reading aloud to my children. Those children's bedtime rituals of supper, bath, stories, and sleep have been a staple of my life and some of the best, most special times I can remember.

6

Bill Bryson

If you go out on the Appalachian Trail, you have to bring so much more equipment - a tent, sleeping bag - but if you go hiking in England, or Europe, generally, towns and villages are near enough together at the end of the day you can always go to a nice little inn and have a hot bath and something to drink.

7

Emilia Clarke

I'm really old-fashioned. An Epsom salt bath, that's genuinely better than any massage.

8

Simon Cowell

I'm obsessed with cleanliness for myself, so I will take a bath three times a day, sometimes a steam twice a day in addition to that.

9

Tom Cullen

When I was 17, I had my first proper girlfriend, and on Valentine's Day, I painted a canvas of her, bought her a massage, put flowers on the stairs, and ran a bath.

10

Mike D

Lofts are great. But with a home, there is a lot to be said for delineated space. To have the luxury of a little separate work space is huge - and to have the dream-sequence master bath.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATH»

Discover the use of bath in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bath and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Bath Time!

Hey! Hey! What do you say! It’s time to take a bath today. From the irrepressible Sandra Boynton comes an irresistible storybook for bath time. Bath Time! is waterproof, nontoxic, completely baby-safe—and it floats!

Sandra Boynton, 2007

Rainbow Fish: Finders Keepers

Rainbow Fish is dismayed when his treasured piece of sea glass turns up as Blue Fish's lucky charm.

Sonia Sander, Marcus Pfister, 2002

Big Red Bath

Splish! Splash! Splosh! Jump right into the big red bath!

Julia Jarman, 2007

Bath

Bath is famous for its architecture, its 2000 years of history, and its literary and artistic connections. Bath attracts over four million visitors every year. One of few cities to be designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Kristen Elliot, Neill Menneer, 2004

Bath

First published in 1932, this is the story of eighteenth century Bath, where Beau Nash ruled as uncrowned king for so many years, the fashionable members of English society found a splendid justification for improving their health and ...

Edith Sitwell, 2011

Blood Bath

Documents the case of Derrick Todd Lee, a serial killer with a double life as a family man who was convicted for two brutal murders and tied to seven additional killings that were committed throughout ten years in south Louisiana.

Susan D. Mustafa, Tony Clayton, Sue Israel, 2009

Mr. Archimedes' Bath

While bathing with his friends one day, Mr. Archimedes discovers the principle for which his name has become famous.

‎1991

Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

BAD KITTY IS BACK (AND BADDER THAN EVER!) when she is forced to take a bath in this hysterical new illustrated how-to for young readers.

Nick Bruel, 2012

Chaucer's Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale: An Annotated ...

The Chaucer Bibliography series aims to provide annotated bibliographies for all of Chaucer's work. This book summarizes 20th-century commentaries on Chaucer's "Wife of Bath's Prologue" and "Tale."

Peter G. Beidler, Elizabeth M. Biebel, 1998

The Kama Sutra Bath Book: Sudsy Fun in the Tub for Grown-Ups

Have fun in the shower, get naughty in the tub. Here are eight positions for a sexy rub-a-dub-dub!

Amorata Press, Ulysses Press, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bath is used in the context of the following news items.

Melanie Road: Man appears in court over teenager's murder in Bath

A man charged in connection with the murder of Bath teenager Melanie Road has been remanded in custody. Christopher John Hampton, 63, ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»

Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Bath

BATH, N.H. —State police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Bath, but few details have been released. Related. Authorities ... «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»

Bath Abbey team set off on 140-mile sponsored walk to Lambeth …

Bath Abbey rector Edward Mason has set off with a letter on a 140-mile sponsored walk from Bath to Lambeth Palace, the official residence of ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»

Woman involved in collision with coach on Dorchester Street, Bath

A woman has been taken to the Royal United Hospital in Weston, Bath, after a collision involving a coach. An Avon and Somerset Police ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»

New signings Jonathan Evans and Jeff Williams begin pre-season …

Two new signings were among those reporting for duty today as Bath Rugby begin preparations for the 2015/16 season. Although there are ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»

Bath man fired gun out front door during argument with wife, police say

Bath police arrested a 71-year-old man Sunday for reckless conduct with a firearm after he allegedly fired a gun out his front door while in ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»

Bath resident petitions council for installation of zebra crossing on …

Mrs Brooks has launched the petition online after receiving approval from Bath and North East Somerset Council. She will also be knocking on ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»

ASX falls on Grexit fears, but no blood bath

Australian shares fell sharply on Monday as investors awoke to news that Greeks had voted against more austerity, but stemmed losses despite ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»

Henley Royal Regatta: University of Bath team beaten in Prince of …

Bath University Boat Club saw their memorable Henley Royal Regatta campaign come to an end with defeat to a GB lightweight crew in the ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»

Bath's Victoria Bridge repair work receives recognition at Institution …

Work to improve Bath's Victoria Bridge has been highly commended at a regional awards evening. The project was praised by judges at the ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»