dressed
v.v. to put clothes on yourself or someone else. It can also mean wearing a particular type or style of clothing.
v. to put on clothes or to provide someone with clothing; to wear a particular style of attire. Often used in the passive voice or as a reflexive action.
She got up and dressed quickly for work.
The parents dressed their children in warm coats before they went out into the snow.
The actors were dressed in elaborate eighteenth-century costumes to maintain the historical authenticity of the play's setting.
The verb can be used intransitively ('he dressed') or transitively ('she dressed the baby'). When describing the style of clothes someone is wearing, it is frequently used in the passive form 'be dressed in'.
She dressed herself a red dress.She put on a red dress.When 'dress' is used transitively with a person as the object, you must use 'in' to mention the specific garment.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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dressed to kill
Dressed in a very fashionable style.
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dressed to the nines
Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing.