undress

«undress» in Mova's school dictionary: To take off your clothes, or to take someone's clothes… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (undress, undresses, undressed, undressing); noun (in a state of undress)

meaning for a pupil

1) To take off your clothes, or to take someone's clothes off (like a baby or doll). tree →

2) (noun, formal or jokey) «in a state of undress» means not fully dressed. tree →

sense in the lessons

An everyday word for bedtime, bath time and PE: «Undress for your bath», «Get undressed for bed». Privacy and safety: your body is private; you get changed in private spaces, and no one should make you undress or take photos — tell a trusted adult if this happens.

examples

• Undress and get into your pyjamas. tree →
• Mum undressed the baby for the bath. tree →
• We undressed quickly in the changing room. tree →
• The doctor asked him to undress to the waist. tree →
• He got undressed and jumped into bed. tree →
• She answered the door in a state of undress. tree →
• She undressed herself and got into the water. tree →

note

Regular verb. «Get undressed» is more common in speech than «undress». Opposite: dress, get dressed.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «undress» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.