27/07/2024
WORD STUDY
British Transcription: /bɑːθ/
American Transcription: /bæθ/
Pluralization: Countable.
As singular: bath /ba:θ/
As plural: baths /ba:ðz, ba:θs/ - BrE; /bæðz, bæθs/ - NAmE
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Meaning: [essential]
1. As a noun:
a. A tub or a pool (that is, a bathtub)
Note: BrE - bathtub
AmE - tub
b. The act of washing oneself or someone
c. A place or building where bathing can take place. [That is, bathroom or swimming pool, especially for the public]
Usage:
i. Go and have/take a bath. [That is, go and wash yourself up with water, sponge and soap]
And not: Go and baff.
Nor: Go baff.
Neither: Go and and take a baff.
Note: The pronunciation as baff is wrong.
ii. You can take your bath here.
iii. Go to the bath to wash up. [That is, go to the bathroom]
2. As a verb:
a. The process of washing another person.
Usage:
i. You can bath the baby.
And not: you can bade/baff the baby.
ALSO, note the word "bathe".
/beɪð/
Part of speech: Verb
Meaning: [basic]
To wash yourself with water, whether in a bathtub or not.
Usage:
1. I want to go and bathe.
Avoid saying: I want to go and bathe myself.
2. She bathes regularly.
Avoid saying: She bathes herself regularly.
3. I bathed yesterday around 6pm.
4. I bathe every night.
Etc.
HOWEVER, it is necessary for you to know the differences.
1. As a verb, use bath /ba:θ/ when washing someone else.
2. As a verb, use bathe /beɪð/ when washing yourself.
3. The past tense of bath or bathe is "bathed", pronounced as /beɪðd/.
4. As a singular verb, the singular for 'bath' which is "bathes", is pronounced /beɪðs/ or /beɪðz/.
5. As a singular verb, the singular for "bathe" which is 'bathes' is also pronounced /beɪðs/ or /beɪðz/.
6. The progressive form is: bathing /ˈbeɪðɪŋ/. E.g. She is bathing the baby.
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