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WEBOct 11, 2013 · In my opinion, the correct way is with an adverb. Ex. She dresses (very) casually. She dresses (very) stylishly. There is a tendency to use the corresponding adjective and not the adverb in modern AmE. Ex. She dresses (very) casual/stylish. He drives slow. (for: He drives slowly.) This is incorrect, strictly speaking, but very often said …
I like the way she dresses / is dressed - WordReference Forums
WEBJun 12, 2014 · For her habit, use 'the way she dresses ': the way she dresses every day, or most days, or much of the time. 'The way she is dressed ' is about what she is wearing now or today - not about her usual choices. They're both correct, but mean different things. 1. I like the way she dresses.
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WEBNov 2, 2012. #2. 1) means "She wears nice clothes." "She gets dressed well" would mean that she does a good job of putting her clothes on (she doesn't trip while stepping into her skirt and she buttons all the buttons in the right holes.). In 2) and 3), "dress" and "get dressed" have the same meaning of "put on" - Children put on costumes on ...
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WEBDec 4, 2006. #13. This is a tough one. Clothing is about clothes. Clothing is also the idea of clothes. 'Clothes' is used to refer to the items. Dresses, skirts, shoes are all items, all plural. To be consistent you would use clothes. This is a fine point and you shouldn't be too concerned about it.
Dress in simple vs. be dressed simply | WordReference Forums
WEBJan 18, 2017 · London. British English. Jan 19, 2017. #8. There could be some very specific contexts where you might use those sentences but generally, to describe how she looked, you'd use "dressed". In your #1 in the OP, the use of the simple present or present continuous ('she dresses' or 'she is dressing') would only be correct if 'today' meant …
dress up vs. be dressed up | WordReference Forums
WEBMar 18, 2016 · You "dress up" or "are dressed up" very well. What's the occasion today? Are they both correct? If so, which one is more common?
Get dressed! = Get ready! - Dress! = Put your clothes on!
WEBNov 2, 2019 · Ladies and gentlemen used to dress for dinner - They used to put on formal clothes. Difference between wear/dress/get dressed/put on dress/ get dressed "get dressed" = "to dress" Get dressed or dress up Get her dressed or dress her. What you are stating is true - yet you did not answer my question. All the sites I've read (some ten) say …
You dress really nice - WordReference Forums
WEBFeb 1, 2016 · 1 You dress really nice -> nice is a resultative adjective. The sentence means that the result of your dressing is that you look nice. 2 You dress really nicely -> This is common but, strictly, it means "the way in which you put your clothes on is pleasing." 3 You dress real nicely ->This use of 'real' is a dialect form common in the south of ...
Well dressed Vs Dressed up - WordReference Forums
WEBAug 8, 2017 · Senior Member. USA / EEUU. English - US. Aug 8, 2017. #2. "Well dressed" means dressed appropriately or tastefully (for whatever the situation may be); "dressed up" means dressed elegantly, wearing fairly formal clothes.
What is the opposite of revealing clothes? - WordReference Forums
WEBSep 6, 2021 · I suggest 'concealing', although concealing clothes are also modest. Many Muslim women dress up in very concealing clothes especially when they are out-of-doors.