garb
gb/ɡˈɑɹb/ us/ɡˈɑɹb/
B2
English
~ 27800
öltözék, viselet, öltöztet
NOUN
B2
1
Usage pattern:
in [adjective] garb
The monks walked silently down the hall in their simple brown garb.
A szerzetesek egyszerű barna csuhájukban némán végigsétáltak a folyosón.
For the festival, many people came in traditional garb from their home regions.
A fesztiválra sokan a szülőföldjük hagyományos viseletében érkeztek.
The actor appeared on stage in full medieval garb, complete with helmet and sword.
Teachers are asked not to wear political garb in the classroom.
Tour guides in historical garb welcomed visitors to the old fortress.
Learner examples
The workers wear special garb for this job.
A dolgozók ehhez a munkához speciális öltözéket viselnek.
He came to the party in traditional Japanese garb.
Hagyományos japán viseletben jött a partira.
The police officers were in full garb at the parade.
In the photo, the children are in school garb.
I saw a man in religious garb on the train.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use "garbs" as a plural noun, but "garb" is almost always used as an uncountable noun (you usually say "traditional garb," not "traditional garbs"). Learners may also try to use it for everyday clothes where simple words like "clothes" or "clothing" are more natural.
Meaning
clothing, often special or distinctive
Collocations
traditional garb
|religious garb
|military garb
|in full garb
|ceremonial garb
|peasant garb
Synonyms
attire (Slightly more formal; often used for special or chosen clothing, similar in tone to "garb.")
|
clothing (More general and everyday; does not carry the idea of being special or distinctive as strongly as "garb.")
Antonyms
nudity (Refers to the state of wearing no clothes, the opposite of being in any kind of garb.)
Themes
clothing
|culture
|appearance
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Clothes, usually special or traditional clothes that show a job, role, or culture.
Clothing, especially a particular or distinctive style of dress worn for a job, occasion, or cultural identity.
VERB
C1
LITERARY
2
öltöztet
B1
Usage pattern:
to garb [someone/something] in [clothing]
The children were garbed in bright costumes for the school play.
A gyerekeket élénk jelmezekbe öltöztették az iskolai előadásra.
The statue is garbed in flowing robes that seem to move in the wind.
A szobrot omló, a szélben mozgónak tűnő köntösökbe öltöztették.
Security guards, garbed in dark suits, stood at every entrance.
In the painting, the hero is garbed as a simple farmer rather than a prince.
The actors were garbed in clothing from the 1920s to match the setting of the film.
Learner examples
The priest was garbed in white for the ceremony.
A papot fehérbe öltöztették a szertartásra.
All the players were garbed in the team’s colors.
Minden játékost a csapat színeibe öltöztettek.
The dancers were garbed in red dresses.
In the photo, the man is garbed as a soldier.
The boy was garbed in warm clothes for the snow.
Common mistake:
Learners may try to use "garb" as a normal everyday verb like "get garbed" or "garb up," but this is rare or sounds odd; the verb is mostly used in literary or descriptive writing, often in the passive ("was garbed in"). It is safer in conversation to use "dress" or "put on" instead.
Meaning
to dress in particular clothes
Collocations
garbed in black
|garbed in white robes
|garbed as a king
|garbed in rags
|richly garbed
Synonyms
dress (More common and neutral; covers all types of putting clothes on, not only special or striking clothing.)
|
clothe (Slightly formal but still common; focuses on providing clothes, without the literary tone of "garb.")
Antonyms
undress (Means to remove clothes from someone, the opposite of putting clothes on or garbing them.)
Themes
clothing
|appearance
|literature
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To put special or special-looking clothes on a person or thing.
To dress someone or something in particular clothes, especially clothes that suggest a role, status, or style.
Grammar
Dictionary form
garb
IPA
GB/ɡˈɑɹb/
US/ɡˈɑɹb/
Syllables & stress
garb (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (garb)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: garb
- Plural: garb
Verb
- Base: garb
- 3rd Person Singular: garbs
- Present Participle: garbing
- Past: garbed
Word family
Expressions
in full garb
1/ˈɪn fˈʊl ɡˈɑɹb/
fixed phrase
wearing a complete outfit
Wearing a complete outfit for a job, role, or event, not just part of it.
Examples
- The chef arrived in full garb, including his tall white hat.
- Fans in full garb filled the stadium, wearing the team’s colors from head to toe.
- The soldiers marched down the street in full garb for the national holiday.
in traditional garb
1/ˈɪn tɹədˈɪʃənəl ɡˈɑɹb/
fixed phrase
wearing customary cultural clothing
Wearing clothes that are normal or special for a certain culture, group, or time in history.
Examples
- The dancers arrived in traditional garb to perform the folk songs of their region.
- Many tourists like to take photos in traditional garb when they visit the old town.
- The ceremony began with elders in traditional garb walking slowly into the hall.