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Meanings of take a bath in English

To clean oneself by immersion in water.

Usage of take a bath in English
1
In happier news: next week Ross is going to take a bath.
The Guardian
2
I'm going to take a bath and go to bed, she said.
The secret life of ceecee wilkes
3
I am going to take a bath in that puddle of water.
Bunny Rabbit's Diary
4
She went upstairs to take a bath and get ready for bed.
Answered prayers
5
We'd have to say things to get him to take a bath.
Big bosoms and square jaws
6
However, it generally does give me the cholera to take a bath.
The Innocents Abroad
7
He knew that Beatrice was planning to take a bath after breakfast.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
8
Sometimes I have to set up all night to take a bath.
Laramie Holds the Range
9
You have to cheer up either to eat or take a bath.
Still Jim
10
Don't take a bath or shower while the storm is raging outside.
The South African
11
You can take a bath in my tub, sweetheart, with my bubbles.
Lightning
12
Never take a bath soon after a meal, as that is injurious.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
13
She would take a bath, she decided, and go to bed early.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
14
Welch, or his son, or Johns was about to take a bath.
Lucky Jim
15
And canst thou take a bath unless the wood undergoes a change?
Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius
16
Go up and take a bath, and come down to some breakfast.
Bambi
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