Meaning of "undress" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF UNDRESS

undress  [ʌnˈdrɛs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDRESS

Undress is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

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 adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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

See the conjugation of the verb undress in English.

WHAT DOES UNDRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Undress code

An undress code is a dress code or social norm which sets an upper limit on the amount of clothing that can or should be worn. For example, some public swimming facilities set maximum clothing standards, for sanitary reasons. These rules restrict persons using the facilities to specific types of bathing suits. Historically, the term "undress" is used to describe dress codes consisting of clothes of formality much less than those normally worn, including everything from dressing gowns, to, in their first few decades, lounge suits. In contrast, the term "overdress" can describe the wearing of clothing which is more formal than that normally worn in that situation, and can in fact be more revealing, as in the case of evening gowns or cocktail dresses. In some occupations, it is expected for the service provider to be under-dressed. Some employers require their service staff to be under-dressed. This may be a work requirement or a work culture. Some employers achieve this objective by providing a uniform which is more revealing than it needs to be.

Definition of undress in the English dictionary

The first definition of undress in the dictionary is to take off clothes from. Other definition of undress is to strip of ornamentation. Undress is also to remove the dressing from.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNDRESS

PRESENT

Present

I undress

you undress

he/she/it undresses

we undress

you undress

they undress

Present continuous

I am undressing

you are undressing

he/she/it is undressing

we are undressing

you are undressing

they are undressing

Present perfect

I have undressed

you have undressed

he/she/it has undressed

we have undressed

you have undressed

they have undressed

Present perfect continuous

I have been undressing

you have been undressing

he/she/it has been undressing

we have been undressing

you have been undressing

they have been undressing

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 undressed

you undressed

he/she/it undressed

we undressed

you undressed

they undressed

Past continuous

I was undressing

you were undressing

he/she/it was undressing

we were undressing

you were undressing

they were undressing

Past perfect

I had undressed

you had undressed

he/she/it had undressed

we had undressed

you had undressed

they had undressed

Past perfect continuous

I had been undressing

you had been undressing

he/she/it had been undressing

we had been undressing

you had been undressing

they had been undressing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will undress

you will undress

he/she/it will undress

we will undress

you will undress

they will undress

Future continuous

I will be undressing

you will be undressing

he/she/it will be undressing

we will be undressing

you will be undressing

they will be undressing

Future perfect

I will have undressed

you will have undressed

he/she/it will have undressed

we will have undressed

you will have undressed

they will have undressed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been undressing

you will have been undressing

he/she/it will have been undressing

we will have been undressing

you will have been undressing

they will have been undressing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would undress

you would undress

he/she/it would undress

we would undress

you would undress

they would undress

Conditional continuous

I would be undressing

you would be undressing

he/she/it would be undressing

we would be undressing

you would be undressing

they would be undressing

Conditional perfect

I would have undress

you would have undress

he/she/it would have undress

we would have undress

you would have undress

they would have undress

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been undressing

you would have been undressing

he/she/it would have been undressing

we would have been undressing

you would have been undressing

they would have been undressing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you undress
we let´s undress
you undress

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to undress

Past participle

undressed

Present Participle

undressing

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 «UNDRESS»

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

synonyms of undress

deshabille · disarray · disrobe · nakedness · nudity · peel off · shed · strip

TRANSLATION OF UNDRESS

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 脱衣服
• Translator English - Spanish: desvestir
• English: undress
• Translator English - Hindi: घर का कपड़ा
• Translator English - Arabic: يَنْزِعُ الثِّياب
• Translator English - Russian: раздевать
• Translator English - Portuguese: despir-se
• Translator English - Bengali: সাধারণ পোশাক
• Translator English - French: se déshabiller
• Translator English - Malay: Baju bulu
• Translator English - German: entkleiden
• Translator English - Japanese: 服を脱ぐ
• Translator English - Korean: 옷을 벗다
• Translator English - Javanese: Undress
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cởi quần áo
• Translator English - Tamil: கழற்று
• Translator English - Marathi: कपडे उतरवणे
• Translator English - Turkish: soyunmak
• Translator English - Italian: spogliarsi
• Translator English - Polish: rozebrać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: роздягати(ся)
• Translator English - Romanian: a (se) dezbrăca
• Translator English - Greek: γδύνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: duster
• Translator English - Swedish: klä av sig
• Translator English - Norwegian: kle av

4 QUOTES WITH «UNDRESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word undress.

1

Pierre Cardin

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

2

Angie Dickinson

I dress for women and I undress for men.

3

Tom Heinsohn

About the time you think you are getting to know the moves in this game, someone comes along and does everything but undress you on the basketball floor. Standing there under the basket with your hands cupped - and finding that you don't have the ball in them - is a great little old leveler.

4

Frederick William Robertson

A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDRESS»

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

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven

"In her hardcover debut, bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman describes a very different kind of back-packing trip to China in which she and her college friend set out to conquer the world only to be conquered by it"--Provided by publisher.

Susan Jane Gilman, 2009

Undress for Success: The Naked Truth about Making Money at Home

Praise for Undress for Success "The best collection of teleworking 'How-To's' and 'Why's' that I've seen anywhere. This book is a gold mine for anyone seriously considering working from home.

Kate Lister, Tom Harnish, 2009

Dirt, Undress, and Difference: Critical Perspectives on the ...

Explores how transgressions of the body's surface - dirt and undress in many forms - take on cultural, political, and moral value.

American Anthropological Association. Meeting, Adeline Marie Masquelier, 2005

Linguistic Simplicity and Complexity: Why Do Languages Undress?

In this volume, Linguistic Simplicityand Complexity, McWhorter gathers articles he has written since then, in the wake of responses from a wide range of creolists and linguists.

John H. McWhorter, 2011

Warriors in Undress

The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.

F. J. Hudleston, 2007

Undress Your Stress: 30 Curiously Fun Ways to Take Off Tension

- Screamed at the top of your lungs? - Bought a box of crayons for yourself? - Took a field trip? In quick, easy and not-necessarily-orthodox methods, Undress Your Stress will show you how to strip away stress and shed life's pressure.

Lois B. Levy, 2005

Undress Him

As you read this book, know that God is strategically providing us with information that will encourage, strengthen and bless each of us; if we take heed to instruction...godly instruction I might add.

Robin A. Price, 2011

The Navy List corrected to the 20th March 1861: By Authority

Dress. and. Undress. The same uniform and appointments as Captains under three years, with the following exceptions : Coat. — Nine buttons to be worn on the breast placed by threes. Epaulettes. — To have a crown only placed within the ...

‎1861

The Navy List

Same as undress of Assistant Engineer. Cravat.— Same as undress of Assistant Engineer. Cap. — Same as undress of Assistant Engineer. No cocked hat to be worn. Waistcoat.— Same as undress of Assistant Engineer. No sword or belt.

Great Britain. Admiralty, 1883

To Undress a Nation: In Blackness and Ethics

I proclaim, only prophetically, poetry to become the driving force that will strengthen the emotional ties that lie within the fabric structure of our beginning history in the world of God as the hamities lineage, which has been told in the ...

Jacquelyn Crenshaw, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDRESS»

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

'La Toilette': 500 Years of Watching Women Undress in Art

PARIS — A woman undressing to take a bath is at her most vulnerable — alone, half-nude, self-absorbed, unprepared for prying eyes. For centuries, however ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Police officer detains, threatens to undress journalist

Patrick Bamwise Kakaire talks to his daughter after Anti- Corruption Court convicted and fined him sh4.5m for land fraud. Photo/Betty Amamukirori ... «New Vision, Jun 15»

Kim K., J-Lo, Beyoncé Undress for Success With the Naked Look

To the Billboard Music Awards a week ago, Jennifer Lopez bared most of her stomach and the undersides of her breasts in a creation by … hmm, let me look ... «New York Times, May 15»

Cleveland man accused of trying to watch young girls undress

CLEVELAND – An accused peeping Tom is behind bars after he was caught trying to watch young children undressing in a home on Cleveland's west side, ... «fox8.com, May 15»

In the 1930s there was a school teaching wives how to undress for …

This 1930s guide on how a wife should undress for her husband is INSANE In the 1930s, women could go to school to learn how to undress for their men. «Metro, Mar 15»

In which a 1937 photo spread taught wives 'how to undress'

The "School of Undressing" was founded in Manhattan in 1937 by Allen Gilbert. Operating burlesque shows at Manhattan's Apollo and Philadelphia's Shubert ... «Mashable, Mar 15»

Police: Lancaster man used ladder in attempt to see girl undress

Police: Lancaster man used ladder in attempt to see girl undress. UPDATED 2:11 PM EST Feb 06, 2015. NEXT STORY. Poisonous spider infestation strikes ... «WGAL Lancaster, Feb 15»

Sam Smith wants to 'work to undress' his men & doesn't like 'sex on …

I find it much more sexy when someone's fully dressed in a suit and you've got to work to undress them. Instead of them just immediately being naked for you. «Unreality TV, Jan 15»

Home intruder forces pregnant woman to undress

CASERTA, KPRC LOCAL 2. ALL RIGHT, GIANNA, THANKS. NOW TO A STORY YOU'LL SEE ONLY ON 2 TONIGHT, A WOMAN HOME ALONE WHEN AN ... «KPRC Houston, Nov 14»

Entrepreneurs raise record amount on Kickstarter for 'The Undress'

A video on their website explains how one can use The Undress to go from wearing workout clothes and in a matter of seconds, change into The Undress or ... «10News, Nov 14»