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get dressed

/gɛɾ drɛst/
/gɛt drɛst/
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Other forms: getting dressed; got dressed; gets dressed; gotten dressed

Definitions of get dressed
  1. verb
    put on clothes
    synonyms: dress
    dress, plume, preen, primp
    dress or groom with elaborate care
    dress, dress up
    dress in a certain manner
    apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog
    provide with clothes or put clothes on
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    types:
    attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up
    put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
    dress, dress up
    dress in a certain manner
    dress down, underdress
    dress informally and casually
    prink
    dress very carefully and in a finicky manner
    bundle up
    dress warmly
    assume, don, get into, put on, wear
    put clothing on one's body
    cross-dress
    dress in the clothes of the other sex
    dandify
    dress like a dandy
    change
    change clothes; put on different clothes
    dress, plume, preen, primp
    dress or groom with elaborate care
    prank
    dress up showily
    tart up
    dress up in a cheap and provocative way
    enrobe
    adorn with a robe
    bedizen, dizen
    dress up garishly and tastelessly
    hat
    put on or wear a hat
    try, try on
    put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
    scarf
    wrap in or adorn with a scarf
    slip on
    put on with ease or speed
    vest
    clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
    accessorize
    select and wear small, decorative articles of clothing, jewelry, etc.
    type of:
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Pronunciation
US
/gɛɾ drɛst/
UK
/gɛt drɛst/
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