English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Bathe Pronunciation
Bathe is pronounced BAYDH, IPA /ˈbeɪð/.
BAYDH
US /ˈbeɪð/ · UK /ˈbeɪð/
Syllables: BAYDH (1 syllable)
verb: To wash or soak something in liquid, or to swim for pleasure.
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Bathe in a Sentence
- Bathe the cut in warm salt water.
- They bathe in the river most mornings in July.
- Evening light bathed the whole terrace.
Common Mispronunciations of Bathe
Not BATH
The verb runs its vowel long and buzzes the ending, where the noun bath keeps both short and hissed. One letter on the page separates them and both sounds change.
Not BAYTH
Let the voice carry right through the final consonant, as breathe and soothe do. Stopping the hum turns it back into a noun.
Tip: The pattern repeats across the language: breath and breathe, cloth and clothe, teeth and teethe.
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