American English
/beɪðz/
One syllable.
Related entry: bathe
to wash your body, or another person's body, in water, especially in a bathtub
Practice out loudto wash your body, or another person's body, in water, especially in a bathtub
I bathe the baby before bed.
He bathed in the tub before dinner.
In everyday American English, people often say take a bath or take a shower instead of bathe.
bathe the baby · bathe yourself
bathe + someone
bathe yourself
to wash or swim in the sea, a lake, a river, or a pool
They bathed in the lake all afternoon.
We bathed in the ocean near our hotel.
In American English, swim is usually more natural when you mean an activity in a lake or ocean.
bathe in the ocean · bathe in a lake
bathe in + place
to fill a place with light or surround a person or place with light
Sunlight bathed the room.
The garden was bathed in soft light.
bathe a room in light · be bathed in sunlight
bathe + place + in + light/color
be bathed in + light
filled or covered with sunlight
The kitchen was bathed in sunlight.
Drop the final e before -ing: bathing, not batheing.