Words / A2

DREST/drest/

Dressed means wearing clothes: get dressed, fully dressed, dressed in black. Dress is the verb or a women’s garment; undressed is without clothes. Well dressed means smart clothes. Do not say “dress up yourself” for ordinary mornings — get dressed. Dress up is costumes or extra-smart clothes.

Meaning

Wearing clothes; often used as get dressed.

Examples

• “She got dressed and left for school.”
• “Get dressed or we will miss the bus.”
• “The guests arrived dressed for a party.”

Good to know

get dressed / dressed in + colour. Costume/smart: dress up. Opposite: undressed.

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