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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

옷을 입히다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: oseul iphida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clothe/kləʊð/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 아이에게 따뜻한 옷을 입혔습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To put clothes on someone; to dress.

    "She carefully chose warm winter garments to clothe her children."
  2. 2

    To cover or envelop something completely.

    "The mountain peaks were clothed in a thick blanket of snow."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'clāthian', meaning to put clothes on, originating from the noun 'clāth' (cloth). It shares Germanic roots with Old High German 'klatōn' and has evolved in meaning to encompass both literal dressing and figurative covering or endowment.

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