clothes that you wear together as a set
suit 'suit, sju:t||su:t/ \n C] a pair of trousers or a skirt, which you wear with a short coat made of the same materiaclass="underline" She wore a black suit for the interview. I Bob was wearing a business suit.
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outfit /'aot.fit/ \n C] a set of clothes that look attractive together, which you wear for a special occasion: I bought a new outfit for Kate's birthday party. I Natalie was wearing a blue and purple outfit.
Use outfit to describe clothes worn by women and children. Don't use it about men's clothes.
uniform /'jj:nJ,fb:rm/ [n C/U] a set of clothes that are worn by all the people who belong to a particular organization, for example by soldiers, police officers, or schoolchildren: Do you have to wear a uniform if you work at McDonald's? school uni/orm / used to hate wearing school uniform.
in uni/orm (^wearing uniform) We sau/ two nurses in uniform.
Qthings /6it]z/ [n plural] swimming/ football/tennis etc things spoken the clothes that you wear for swimming, playing football etc: Don't forget to bring your swimming things when we go to Brighton
costume /'kDsyom||'ka:stu:m/ [n C/U] a set
of clothes that you wear for acting in a play or performance: The children were all wearing colourful costumes for the festival procession. I I didn't like the play much but the costumes were brilliant.
national costume (=the traditional clothes of a country) The dancers were dressed in Ukrainian national costume
to wear clothes
wear /we3r. [v T] to have clothes, shoes.
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glasses, jewellery etc on your body: She was wearing shorts and sandals. I Dave doesn t wear his wedding ring any more, wear black/red/green etc (=wear black clothes, red clothes etc) I never wear black - it makes me look too pale. wearing - wore - have worn
Be careful to use the right tense with wear. Say he/she is wearing when you are talking about what clothes someone is wearing now: Сatriona is wearing a green jacket and jeans. Say he/she wears when talking about the clothes that someone usually wears: Gina always wears a suit for work.
in jmj [preposition] in a suit/in a red dress etc wearing a suit, a red dress etc: There was a man in a linen suit standing at the bar. I a couple of girls in jeans and T-shirts
have on ,haev ЪпЦ-'спп/ [phrasa/ verb T] to be wearing clothes, shoes, glasses, or jewellery: She had on a red hat and a pair of matching shoes. have sth on All the men had suits on.
be dressed bi: drest/ to be wearing clothes: We'll leave as soon as Stuart is dressed.
put on
+ in They were all dressed in T-shirts and jeans. I a woman dressed in green be dressed as sb (=wearing clothes that make you look like someone else) Some of the children were dressed as soldiers.
to put on clothes
put on put on||-'a:n [phrasal verb T] to put on a piece of clothing put sth on Put your coat on if you 're going out.
put on sth She put on
her bathrobe and went downstairs.
get dressed /get
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drest' to put on all your
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clothes: Go and get dressed - it's nearly time for school. I Sandra's in the bed room getting dressed.
try ОП trai on|j-'o:n, [phrasal verb T] to put on a piece of clothing, to see if it fits
you and if it looks nice on you
try sth on If you like the shoes, why
don't you try them on?
try on sth f tried on a beautiful coat, but
it was too big.
dress up/get dressed up '.dres 'лр.
take off
gel drest 'лр/ to put on clothes that are suitable for a special or formal occasion: We always get dressed up for church. I It's an informal party, so you don't need to dress up.
to take off clothes
take off /,tcik 'ofll-'oif'
[phrasa/ verb T] to remove a piece of clothing that you were
wearing
take stK off Why don't
She took off her jumper.
it around my
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you take your coat off? I If I take my glasses off. 1 can hardly see anything. take off sth He took off his jacket and put shoulders.
Don't say 'he put off his clothes'. Say he took off his clothes
get undressed /rget An'drest to take off
all your clothes, especially before going to bed: She got undressed and went to bed.
undress /An'dres/ [u Ij written to take off all your clothes, especially before going to bed: Paul went into the bathroom to undress.
get changed /get tjeind^d, to take off
your clothes and put on different clothes: The first thing I do when I get home from school is get changed. I Are you going to get changed before the party?
change /tjeinds/ [v l/T] to take off all or some of your clothes and put some different clothes on: I'll just change my shirt and I'll be with you in a minute. + into She changed into a sweater and some jeans.
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tight tait [adj] tight clothes fit your body very closely: These jeans are too tight - I can't get them on. 1 a tight miniskirt
loose luis [adj] loose clothes do not fit your body tightly, so you feel comfortable when you wear them: She wore a loose sweater and leggings. I Loose clothes are best in summer.