Phrase guide

get dressed

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To dress; to put on clothes; to clothe oneself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

put on clothes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we had to dress quickly
  • dress the patient
  • Can the child dress by herself?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dress

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change

Narrower terms: overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out, dress, dress down, underdress, bundle up, wear, put on, get into, don, assume, cross-dress, dandify, change

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: апрана́цца (apranácca) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Belarusian: апрану́цца (apranúcca) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Catalan: vestirse — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Chickasaw: naafka fokha — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 打扮 (dǎbàn) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Ngazidja Comorian: uvaya — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Dutch: zich aankleden — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Dutch: kleren aantrekken — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Esperanto: vestiĝi — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Esperanto: vesti sin — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Finnish: pukeutua — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Finnish: laittautua — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • French: s'habiller — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • German: sich anziehen — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • German: sich aalegge — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌽 (anahamōn) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Hungarian: öltözik — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Hungarian: felöltözik — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Ido: vestizar su — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Ingrian: vaattiissa — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Ingrian: ehtiissä — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Italian: vestirsi — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Polish: ubierać się — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Polish: ubrać się — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Polish: odziewać się — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Polish: odziać się — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Portuguese: vestir-se — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Quechua: p'achallikuy — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Russian: одева́ться (odevátʹsja) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Russian: оде́ться (odétʹsja) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Spanish: vestirse — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Swedish: klä på sig — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Thai: แต่งตัว (dtɛ̀ng-dtuua) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Ukrainian: одяга́тися (odjahátysja) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Ukrainian: одягти́ся (odjahtýsja) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Ukrainian: одягну́тися (odjahnútysja) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes
  • Yiddish: אָנטאָן זיך (onton zikh) — to beclothe oneself, to put on clothes