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Meaning of bare in English

bare
adjective
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/beər/ us
/ber/

bare adjective (NO CLOTHES)

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B2
without any clothes or not covered by anything:
Don't walk around outside in your bare feet.
There's no carpet in the room, just bare floorboards.
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barefoot
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Not wearing or removing clothes
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bare adjective (BASIC)

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only the most basic or important:
I just packed the bare essentials (= the most basic and necessary things).
There isn't much time, so I'll just give you the bare facts/details.
the bare minimum (also a bare minimum)
the least possible amount:
She eats only the bare minimum to stay alive.
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(the) bare necessities
the most basic things that you need in order to live or to do something:
We have packed the bare necessities in case we need to leave in a hurry.
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Crude and basic
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bare adjective (EMPTY)

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If a cupboard or room is bare, there is nothing in it.
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Empty
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Idiom

with your bare hands
bare
verb [ T ]
uk
/beər/ us
/ber/
to take away the thing that is covering something so that it can be seen:
The men bared their heads (= took their hats off as a sign of respect) as they entered the church.
He became nervous when the dog growled and bared its teeth at him (= showed its teeth to him).
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Not wearing or removing clothes
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bare your heart/soul
bare
adverb, determiner
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/beər/ us
/ber/
UK slang
very:
The questions are bare difficult.
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a lot; very much:
It's bare raining.
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a large number or amount of; a lot of:
There were bare people waiting to get in.
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Idiom

bare naked
(Definition of bare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

bare | American Dictionary

bare
adjective [ -er/-est only ]
us/beər/
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without any clothes or not covered by anything:
The hot sand burned my bare feet.
Inside, the floors were bare and there was very little furniture.
Bare also means the least possible or only this much of something:
They had nothing beyond the bare necessities (of life) (= the most basic things you need).
bare
verb [ T ]
us/ber, bær/
to show something that is usually covered:
The dog bared its teeth and growled.
(Definition of bare from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

bare | Business English

bare
adjective
uk
/beər/
go bare
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be without insurance:
Thousands of doctors have chosen to drop their professional liability insurance and go bare.
(Definition of bare from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of bare

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赤裸, 赤裸的, 裸體的…
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赤裸, 赤裸的, 裸体的…
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desnudo, sin cubrir, sin alfombrar…
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अनवाणी, उघडेबोडके, फक्त…
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裸の, むき出しの, ～をむき出しにする…
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nu/nue, vide, élémentaire…
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எந்த ஆடைகளும் இல்லாமல் அல்லது எதையும் மூடிமறைக்காமல், மிக அடிப்படையான அல்லது முக்கியமானவை மட்டுமே, அலமாரியோ…
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खाली, बिना आवरण के या किसी चीज़ से ढके हुए, केवल मूलभूत या बेहद महत्वपूर्ण…
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ખાલી, કવર વિના અથવા કોઈપણ વસ્તુથી ઢંકાયેલું, માત્ર અતિ આવશ્યક…
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nøgen, bar, tom…
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bar, naken, kal…
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terdedah, kosong, gondol…
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bloß, leer, kahl…
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голый, босой, неприкрытый…
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బట్టలు లేద్కునా లేదా ఆచ్చాదన లేకుండా, అత్యంత ప్రాథమిక లేక ముఖ్యమైనది మాత్రమే, అల్మారా లేక గది ఖాళీగా ఉంటే…
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عارٍ, مَكْشوف, يُعرّي…
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nahý, holý, prázdný…
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telanjang, kosong, meranggas…
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เปลือยเปล่า, โล่ง, ไม่มีใบ…
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trần truồng, trống không, trơ trụi…
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맨-(아무 것도 걸치지 않은), 맨-(아무 것도 덮히지 않은), 신체의 일부를 드러내다…
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nudo, spoglio, disadorno…
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