Meaning of "dress" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DRESS

From Old French drecier, ultimately from Latin dīrigere to direct.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF DRESS

dress  [drɛs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRESS

Dress 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 dress in English.

WHAT DOES DRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dress

A dress is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice. In Western culture, dresses are usually considered to be items of women's and girls' apparel. The hemlines of dresses vary depending on the whims of fashion and the modesty or personal taste of the wearer.

Definition of dress in the English dictionary

The first definition of dress in the dictionary is to put clothes on ; attire. Other definition of dress is to change one's clothes. Dress is also to wear formal or evening clothes.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DRESS

PRESENT

Present

I dress

you dress

he/she/it dresses

we dress

you dress

they dress

Present continuous

I am dressing

you are dressing

he/she/it is dressing

we are dressing

you are dressing

they are dressing

Present perfect

I have dressed

you have dressed

he/she/it has dressed

we have dressed

you have dressed

they have dressed

Present perfect continuous

I have been dressing

you have been dressing

he/she/it has been dressing

we have been dressing

you have been dressing

they have been dressing

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 dressed

you dressed

he/she/it dressed

we dressed

you dressed

they dressed

Past continuous

I was dressing

you were dressing

he/she/it was dressing

we were dressing

you were dressing

they were dressing

Past perfect

I had dressed

you had dressed

he/she/it had dressed

we had dressed

you had dressed

they had dressed

Past perfect continuous

I had been dressing

you had been dressing

he/she/it had been dressing

we had been dressing

you had been dressing

they had been dressing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will dress

you will dress

he/she/it will dress

we will dress

you will dress

they will dress

Future continuous

I will be dressing

you will be dressing

he/she/it will be dressing

we will be dressing

you will be dressing

they will be dressing

Future perfect

I will have dressed

you will have dressed

he/she/it will have dressed

we will have dressed

you will have dressed

they will have dressed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dressing

you will have been dressing

he/she/it will have been dressing

we will have been dressing

you will have been dressing

they will have been dressing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dress

you would dress

he/she/it would dress

we would dress

you would dress

they would dress

Conditional continuous

I would be dressing

you would be dressing

he/she/it would be dressing

we would be dressing

you would be dressing

they would be dressing

Conditional perfect

I would have dress

you would have dress

he/she/it would have dress

we would have dress

you would have dress

they would have dress

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dressing

you would have been dressing

he/she/it would have been dressing

we would have been dressing

you would have been dressing

they would have been dressing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dress
we let´s dress
you dress

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dress

Past participle

dressed

Present Participle

dressing

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 «DRESS»

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

synonyms of dress

adorn · apparel · arrange · array · attire · bandage · bedeck · clothe · clothes · clothing · costume · cover · deck · decorate · drape · embellish · festoon · fit out · frock · furbish · garb · garment · gear · get up · gown · groom · habiliment · ornament · plaster · prepare · raiment · rig out · robe · schmutter · set · shift · swathe · threads · togs · treat · trim · turn out · vestment

TRANSLATION OF DRESS

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 连衣裙
• Translator English - Spanish: vestido
• English: dress
• Translator English - Hindi: पोशाक
• Translator English - Arabic: فُسْتَان
• Translator English - Russian: платье
• Translator English - Portuguese: vestido
• Translator English - Bengali: পোশাক
• Translator English - French: robe
• Translator English - Malay: Pakaian
• Translator English - German: Kleid
• Translator English - Japanese: ワンピース
• Translator English - Korean: 드레스
• Translator English - Javanese: klambi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: áo đầm
• Translator English - Tamil: உடை
• Translator English - Marathi: ड्रेस
• Translator English - Turkish: elbise
• Translator English - Italian: abito
• Translator English - Polish: sukienka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сукня
• Translator English - Romanian: rochie
• Translator English - Greek: φόρεμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: rok
• Translator English - Swedish: klänning
• Translator English - Norwegian: kjole

10 QUOTES WITH «DRESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dress.

1

Skylar Astin

I do like to dress up and look nice, and I'm inspired by people who do the same - people who express themselves through how they dress.

2

Ireland Baldwin

There are Katy-Perry-in-concert-type pieces that I look at and am like, 'This dress has a hundred cupcakes on it - I want it!' My mom will always talk me down.

3

Banks

I'm very moody, so I dress for whatever mood I'm in. Sometimes I want to be a little more boyish and flowy and comfortable. Sometimes I want to feel a little sexier and more composed.

4

James Bay

I used to dress up like Michael Jackson. I didn't have the glove, but I had a red jacket like in 'Thriller.'

5

Ozwald Boateng

You come to me and it's my job to make you look the best you can look. From an image point of view, would I prefer to dress Jude Law instead of Rolf Harris? Of course. But it's my job to make them both look great.

6

Lindy Booth

I have an amazing 1930s dress I picked up in Toronto at Cabaret on Queen West. It's a red knee-length tea dress, and it's absolutely beautiful. It makes me happy every time I put it on.

7

Orla Brady

Why not just have fun with clothes? We should be more light-hearted about how we dress, how we look. If you experiment, you can go wrong, clearly; but you can have a wonderful time doing it!

8

Alison Brie

I kind of love going to weddings - it's a guilty pleasure. I've never been the wedding-y type girl dreaming about the big day, the dress, but I always cry. Always. Even if I don't know the bride that well, I'm verklempt!

9

Pierre Cardin

We undress men and women, we don't dress them any more.

10

Oleg Cassini

You might say that I'm the Michelangelo of the dress business.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRESS»

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

Stylish Dress Book: Wear with Freedom

Presents patterns for creating twenty-six dresses that reflect Japanese styles of grace while adhering to modern carefree fashion trends.

Yoshiko Tsukiori, 2012

Establishing Dress History

'Establishing Dress History' will appeal not only to students and academics bt all those those with an interest in the history of dress and fashion.

Lou Taylor, 2004

Devil in a Blue Dress

Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a war veteran just fired from his job.

Walter Mosley, 2010

Dress and Globalisation

This book provides amazing experiences, inspirational images, activities information and destination highlights.

Margaret Maynard, 2004

The Study of Dress History

This book shows how the fields of dress history and dress studies are now benefitting from the adoption of new multi-disciplinary approaches and outlines the full range of these approaches which draw on material culture, ethnography, and ...

Lou Taylor, 2002

Defining Dress: Dress as Object, Meaning, and Identity

Contained here is an attractive collection of essays, bringing together contemporary research into the history of dress.

Amy De La Haye, Elizabeth Wilson, 1999

Dress and Popular Culture

The essays also examine fashions, fads, and popular images. Dress and Popular Culture hopes to shed new light on popular culture through a study of the associations of dress to culture.

Patricia Anne Cunningham, Susan Voso Lab, 1991

Mary Wore Her Red Dress, and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers

Each of Katy Bear's animal friends wears a different color of clothing to her birthday party.

Merle Peek, 1985

The Culture of Clothing: Dress and Fashion in the Ancien Régime

Daniel Roche discusses general approaches to the history of dress, locates the subject within current French historiography and uses a large sample of inventories to explore the differences between the various social classes in the amount ...

Daniel Roche, 1996

Etruscan Dress

For this paperback edition, an updated bibliographical essay discusses the latest research and discoveries in the field.

Larissa Bonfante, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRESS»

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

Claire Sweeney wears maxi dress for 1st outing since split from …

The Liverpudlian, 44, made a bold fashion statement with her technicolour maxi dress to mark the star's first public appearance since the split. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Catherine Zeta-Jones' 'Ant-Man' Premiere Dress: Sizzles In …

Catherine looked like a disco ball in her sleeveless sparkling mini dress which had a high neck and a sheer underlay. While it definitely ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»

Kate Middleton's $425 Wimbledon Dress: SHOP Her Radiant Red …

Lady in red! All eyes were on Kate Middleton as she made a bold and bright entrance at Wimbledon in a L.K. Bennett dress — and you can ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»

Rent a Dress? There's Risk, but the Rewards Are Big

Q: I'm intrigued by the idea of renting instead of buying a fancy dress that I will only wear once before it goes out of style. But I have many ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Michelle Rodriguez ditches her tomboy style for a glam silver dress

Looking like she was strutting the runway, Michelle slipped out of her jacket to reveal her glam dress as she headed past the cameras lined up ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Nicole Richie flashes bra in slinky red dress as she visits her new …

The 33-year-old strutted into her House of Harlow 1960 pop-up shop at The Grove in a slinky red dress which showed off her lithe figure. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Details on Mila Kunis wedding dress revealed as she tied the knot …

And according to E! Online the 31-year-old bride wore a stunning "strapless dress with her hair pulled back" and the couple's daughter, Wyatt, ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Christian Woman Forced to Strip Naked for 'Immoral Dress' Will Be …

The fine levied on the Christian woman for immoral dress is not the only judicial grievance Sudanese Christians have had in the last week. «Christian Post, Jul 15»

Thais 'dress improperly' in Laos

Misbehaviour and "inappropropriate dress standards" by Thai officials during a visit to Laos have prompted a stern order from Education ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»

Elle Fanning looks darling in denim dress and $2K Gucci purse after …

comments. Elle Fanning looked darling in a belted denim dress after getting a manicure in Studio City on Wednesday. The 17-year-old ingénue ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»