bare (B1)
adjective
Pronunciation: /bɛər/
Definition
Not covered or clothed; naked.
Examples
His feet were bare because he had lost his shoes.
The trees were bare of leaves in the winter.
She slept with her windows bare, letting in the cool night air.
How to Use bare
- barely (adverb)
- Only just; almost not. — "I could barely hear what she was saying."
- bare essence (collocation)
- The most fundamental or important part of something. — "This summary captures the bare essence of the argument."
- bare bones (collocation)
- The essential parts of something, without any extra details. — "He gave us the bare bones of the proposal."
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