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dressed up

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌdrɛst ˈʌp/ · UK /ˌdrest ˈʌp/

dressed up means: Wearing smart or formal clothes for a special occasion.

adjective

SMART CLOTHESB1

Wearing smart or formal clothes for a special occasion.

  • You look very dressed up.
  • Everyone was dressed up for the dinner.
  • Why are you all dressed up today?

How to use it: be dressed up for something (They were dressed up for the wedding.); be dressed up in something (He was dressed up in a dark suit.)

Similar words: smartly dressed, formally dressed

Common phrases: dressed up for something, all dressed up, nicely dressed up

IN COSTUMEB1

Wearing special clothes to look like another person, animal, or character.

  • She was dressed up as a witch.
  • Two boys dressed up as robots won the prize.
  • Are you dressed up for the costume party?

How to use it: be dressed up as someone/something (The children were dressed up as pirates.)

Similar words: in costume, disguised

Common phrases: dressed up as someone, dressed up in costume, children dressed up

Questions about dressed up

What does dressed up mean?

Wearing smart or formal clothes for a special occasion.

What is dressed up in other languages?

Türkçe: şık giyinmiş · Español: arreglado · Français: bien habillé · Deutsch: schick angezogen · Italiano: vestito elegante · 日本語: 正装した

How do you pronounce dressed up?

In American English /ˌdrɛst ˈʌp/; in British English /ˌdrest ˈʌp/.

How do you use dressed up in a sentence?

You look very dressed up. Everyone was dressed up for the dinner.

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