garment
gb/ɡˈɑɹmənt/ us/ɡˈɑɹmənt/
B2
Inglês
~ 5600
Acepções
0 acepção
Substantivo
B2
entity
1
an item of clothing
A piece of clothing, like a shirt, dress, or coat.
Padrão de uso:
a [adjective] garment
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes say *a clothing* when they mean *a garment*. "Clothing" is usually uncountable, so for one piece you should say *a garment* or *a piece of clothing*. Another confusion is with "cloth": cloth is the material, while a garment is a finished piece of clothing made from cloth or other materials.
Sinônimos
clothing (A general uncountable term for clothes; slightly more common in everyday use.)
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clothes (Very common everyday word; more informal and usually used in the plural.)
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apparel (More formal or commercial; often used in business or fashion contexts.)
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attire (More formal or literary, often suggesting style or suitability for an occasion.)
Antônimos
nudity (Refers to the state of wearing no garments at all.)
Colocações
outer garment
|protective garment
|traditional garment
|garment industry
|garment factory
|discarded garments
Temas
daily life
|shopping
|fashion
|clothing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- Each garment on the rack has a small price tag attached.
- She packed only a few light garments for the weekend trip.
- Workers must wear a protective garment when entering the laboratory.
- The museum displayed traditional garments from different regions of the country.
- Please fold each garment carefully before putting it in the box.
Exemplos para estudantes
- He put his wet garments on the line to dry.
- This store sells winter garments like coats and jackets.
- She bought a new garment for the party.
- The doctor gave him a special garment to wear in the hospital.
Verbo
literary
C2
action
2
to dress or clothe (literary)
To put clothes on a person or thing.
Padrão de uso:
to garment [someone/something] (in/with [something])
Erro comum:
Learners rarely use this verb and might think it is common because it looks similar to the noun. In modern English, it is much more natural to say *clothe* or *dress* instead of *garment* as a verb. Use the verb *garment* only in literary or poetic writing, if at all.
Sinônimos
clothe (Most direct and common equivalent; neutral in style.)
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dress (Common everyday verb; also suggests choosing or arranging clothes.)
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array (Literary; often implies dressing in a striking or impressive way.)
Antônimos
undress (Means to remove clothing, the opposite of putting garments on.)
Colocações
garmented in white
|richly garmented
|garment themselves
Temas
literature
|clothing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The children were warmly garmented against the bitter wind.
- In the painting, the figure is garmented in flowing blue robes.
- He imagined the hills garmented with fresh snow after the storm.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The poet wrote about a queen garmented in gold.
- In the story, the hero is garmented in white light.
- The trees seemed garmented in red leaves in autumn.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
garment
AFI
GB/ɡˈɑɹmənt/
US/ɡˈɑɹmənt/
Sílabas e tonicidade
gar - ment (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (gar)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: garment
- Plural: garments
Família de palavras
Expressões
garment factory
1/ɡˈɑɹmənt fˈæktɚi/
fixed phrase
factory that makes garments
A factory where workers make clothes, usually in large numbers.
Exemplos
- She found a job sewing shirts in a garment factory.
- The fire in the garment factory led to calls for better working conditions.
- Many garment factories operate with very tight deadlines from big brands.
garment industry
1/ɡˈɑɹmənt ˈɪndəstɹi/
fixed phrase
industry that makes clothing
All the businesses and workers that make and sell clothing, especially in factories.
Exemplos
- The city’s economy depends heavily on the garment industry.
- New safety laws were introduced after several accidents in the garment industry.
- Many global brands outsource production to the garment industry in developing countries.