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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of bathe

Hi

Could you tell me if the verb bathe is a good/natural substitution for take a bath or take a shower?

  1. OK, I'll come with you. But at least let me bathe first. (bathe = take a bath or shower)
  2. I bathe (take a shower) every day.
  3. When our grandfather was sick, the most difficult thing was to bathe him.
  4. Haven't you bathed yet? (bathe = taken a bath yet)

Thanks,

Tom

PS: For most Indians and Pakistanis, it would be practically impossible to pronounce bathed.

  

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#1, #2 and #4 all sound slightly unnatural to this speaker of BrE, I'd use 'have a bath'. #3 sounds less unnatural to me, though I'd probably say 'give him a bath'.

— Fivejedjon

  • #1, #2 and #4 all sound slightly unnatural to this speaker of BrE, I'd use 'have a bath'.
  • #3 sounds less unnatural to me, though I'd probably say 'give him a bath'.
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#1, #2 and #4 all sound slightly unnatural to this speaker of BrE, I'd use 'have a bath'. #3 sounds less unnatural to me, though I'd probably say 'give him a bath'.

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Same as fivejedjon, except US "take a bath", usually. You do hear "have".

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