bare
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Adjective
bare (comparative barer, superlative barest)
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Positive |
- Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
- the bare necessities
- Naked, uncovered.
- Don't show your bare backside in public.
- Having no supplies.
- a room bare of furniture
- The cupboard was bare.
- Having no decoration.
- The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?
- Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
- The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.
- (British, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
- It's bare money to get in the club each time, man.
[edit] Synonyms
- (minimal): mere, minimal
- (naked): exposed, naked, nude, uncovered, undressed
- (having no supplies): empty, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied
- (having no decoration): empty, plain, unadorned, undecorated
- (having had what usually covers (something) removed): despoiled, stripped, uncovered
[edit] Antonyms
- (minimal): ample, plentiful, sufficient
- (naked): covered, covered up, dressed, unexposed
- (having no supplies): full, furnished, stocked, supplied, well-stocked
- (having no decoration): adorned, decorated, ornate
- (having had what usually covers (something) removed): covered
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from bare (adjective)
[edit] Translations
naked, uncovered
having no supplies
having no decoration
having had what usually covers (something) removed
[edit] Adverb
bare
[edit] Noun
the bare (always with the definite article)
- the naked state, nude body
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Verb
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Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to bare (third-person singular simple present bares, present participle baring, simple past and past participle bared)
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[edit] Etymology 3
Inflected forms.
[edit] Verb
bare
[edit] References
- bare in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- bare in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
[edit] Anagrams
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bare
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bare
[edit] Italian
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bare f.
- Plural form of bara.
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bare
[edit] Norwegian
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bare
- if; as long as
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bare
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Adjective
bare
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