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- Dictionarybare/ber/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered: "he was bare from the waist up" Similar Opposite
- 2. without addition; basic and simple: "he outlined the bare essentials of the story" Similar
verb
- 1. uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view: "he bared his chest to show his scar"
determiner
- 1. a large amount or number of: informal British "I've got bare work to do"
adverb
- 1. very; really (used as an intensifier): informal British "you are bare lazy"
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1. a. : lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering. b (1) : lacking clothing. bare feet. (2) obsolete : bareheaded. c. : lacking any tool or weapon. opened the box with his bare hands. 2. : open to view : exposed. laying bare their secrets. 3. a. : unfurnished or scantily supplied. a bare room. b. : destitute. bare of all safeguards. 4.
Bare can be an adjective that means uncovered (as in bare feet) or empty or without the usual contents (as in bare cabinets or bare walls), or a verb meaning to reveal or open to view (as in bare your secrets).
without any clothes or not covered by anything: The hot sand burned my bare feet. Inside, the floors were bare and there was very little furniture. Bare also means the least possible or only this much of something: They had nothing beyond the bare necessities (of life) (= the most basic things you need).
The adjective bare describes something or someone that is naked or unclothed. Bare can be used in many different ways: to describe the inside of your nearly-empty refrigerator, an uncarpeted floor, or your unadorned, sparsely decorated bedroom. The word bare can also be used as a verb meaning "to
1. Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked: a bare arm. 2. Exposed to view; undisguised: bare fangs. 3. Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration: bare walls. 4. Having no addition, adornment, or qualification: the bare facts. 5. Just sufficient; mere: the bare necessities. 6. Obsolete Bareheaded.
Definition of bare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. adjective B2. If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare. She had bare arms and a bare neck. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2. A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything.
Bare definition: Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked.
bare. adjective. /bɛr/ (barer, barest) not covered by any clothes She likes to walk around in bare feet. They wore dirty clothes and their feet were bare. see barefoot. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
Definitions of 'bare' 1. If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. [...] 2. A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything. [...] 3. If a tree or a branch is bare, it has no leaves on it. [...] More. English usage. What is the difference between bare and barely? More. What is the difference between bear and bare?
