Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to clothe
Participle: clothed; clad
Gerund: clothing
Indicative
Present
| I | clothe |
| you | clothe |
| he;she;it | clothes |
| we | clothe |
| you | clothe |
| they | clothe |
Perfect
| I | have clothed; clad |
| you | have clothed; clad |
| he;she;it | has clothed; clad |
| we | have clothed; clad |
| you | have clothed; clad |
| they | have clothed; clad |
Past
| I | clothed; clad |
| you | clothed; clad |
| he;she;it | clothed; clad |
| we | clothed; clad |
| you | clothed; clad |
| they | clothed; clad |
Pluperfect
| I | had clothed; clad |
| you | had clothed; clad |
| he;she;it | had clothed; clad |
| we | had clothed; clad |
| you | had clothed; clad |
| they | had clothed; clad |
Future
| I | will clothe |
| you | will clothe |
| he;she;it | will clothe |
| we | will clothe |
| you | will clothe |
| they | will clothe |
Future Perfect
| I | will have clothed; clad |
| you | will have clothed; clad |
| he;she;it | will have clothed; clad |
| we | will have clothed; clad |
| you | will have clothed; clad |
| they | will have clothed; clad |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | clothe |
| you | clothe |
| he;she;it | clothe |
| we | clothe |
| you | clothe |
| they | clothe |
Perfect
| I | have clothed; clad |
| you | have clothed; clad |
| he;she;it | have clothed; clad |
| we | have clothed; clad |
| you | have clothed; clad |
| they | have clothed; clad |
Imperfect
| I | clothed; clad |
| you | clothed; clad |
| he;she;it | clothed; clad |
| we | clothed; clad |
| you | clothed; clad |
| they | clothed; clad |
Pluperfect
| I | had clothed; clad |
| you | had clothed; clad |
| he;she;it | had clothed; clad |
| we | had clothed; clad |
| you | had clothed; clad |
| they | had clothed; clad |
Conditional
Present
| I | would clothe |
| you | would clothe |
| he;she;it | would clothe |
| we | would clothe |
| you | would clothe |
| they | would clothe |
Perfect
| I | would have clothed; clad |
| you | would have clothed; clad |
| he;she;it | would have clothed; clad |
| we | would have clothed; clad |
| you | would have clothed; clad |
| they | would have clothed; clad |
Imperative
| you | clothe |
| we | Let's clothe |
| you | clothe |
Verbs similar to 'clothe'
lothe,
beclothe,
blote,
cloke,
clome,
clone,
close,
clot,
clotter,
cloture,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- put on clothing
- invest
- to clothe and ornament
- array, decorate
- put on clothes
- don
- clothe (something or somebody)
- dress
- to dress
- apparel
- to clothe
- robe
- to adorn or cover with clothing
- accouter, address, apparel, array, attire, beclothe, dight, don, dress, enrobe, equip, invest, put on, robe, slip on
- to dress up
- equip
- to attire
- enrobe
- to dress, array, adorn
- dight
- dress
- outfit, attire, array, apparel, costume, cover, cloak, garb
Antonyms
- to remove one's clothing
- undress
- to adorn or cover with clothing
- undress
- dress
- undress, disarray, disorder
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English clothen, from Old English *clāþian (“to clothe”), from Proto-Germanic *klaiþōną (“to clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to adhere to, stick”). Cognate with Dutch kleden, German kleiden, Swedish kläda, after apocope klä. See also cloth, clad. See: Middle English '
clothen', Dutch '
kleden', German, old spelling '
kleiden', Swedish '
kläda'.
Verbs referencing "clothe"
Danish
klæde, German, old spelling
kleiden.
Sample Sentences
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“ She's dreadfully dirty, and half naked, ” she said. “ Well, take her down stairs, and make some of them clean and clothe her up. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire: for I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: I was sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they answer unto Him, Lord when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)