# bathed

Pronunciation: say "BAYTHD" /beɪðd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of bathe. — simple past and past participle of bathe
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of bathe. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _After the long hike, they bathed in the cool river._
   - _The nurse bathed the patient's wounds carefully._
3. Simple past and past participle of bath. *(Commonwealth)* — simple past and past participle of bath (pronounced: US say "BATHT" /bæθt/; UK say "BAHTHT" /bɑːθt/)
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of bath. Used mainly in British English for washing someone in a bath.
   - _The nanny bathed the children before their parents returned home._
   - _He bathed the toddler quickly while dinner cooked._

## Adjective

2. Clean and refreshed as a result of having washed in a bath.
   - Simple: Clean and fresh after washing in a bath or shower.
   - _The newly bathed dog shook water across the kitchen floor._
   - _Bathed and changed, the children settled down for a bedtime story._

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