# bathed

/ˈbeɪðd/ (US) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/bathed
Updated: 2026-05-08

## Definition

covered in light or liquid. You use this to describe a place or person that is completely surrounded by something like sunshine or water.

For teachers: covered or soaked in a liquid or light. Often used in a participial sense to describe a scene or subject permeated by a specific atmosphere or illumination.

## Examples

- The room was bathed in golden sunlight.
- After the long hike, the valley below was bathed in the soft, purple glow of the setting sun.
- The ancient marble statues, bathed in the harsh fluorescent light of the modern gallery, seemed to lose the soft contours they once possessed under the Mediterranean sun.

## Usage notes

- Often follows a linking verb and is frequently paired with the preposition 'in'.

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