Draped — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

arrange in a particular way

place casually

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlmɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈeɪpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈeɪpt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛlmɚɹ/.

Examples

drape a cloth
The cat draped herself on the sofa
the mountain was clothed in tropical trees

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

robe mantled cloak clothed clothe drape cloaked wrapped

Parts of Speech

verb	arrange in a particular way “drape a cloth”
verb	place casually “The cat draped herself on the sofa”
verb	cover as if with clothing “the mountain was clothed in tropical trees”
verb	cover or dress loosely with cloth “drape the statue with a sheet”
adjective	covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak “leaf-clothed trees”
adjective	covered in folds of cloth “velvet-draped windows”

Word Forms

drape	noun	the manner in which fabric hangs or falls
drapery	noun	cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

drapiert

auf eine bestimmte Weise arrangieren

🇫🇷French

drapé

organiser d'une manière particulière

🇪🇸Spanish

drapeado

organizar de una manera particular

🇮🇹Italian

drappeggiato

organizzare in un modo particolare

🇳🇱Dutch

gedrapeerd

op een bepaalde manier regelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

drapeado

organizar de uma maneira particular

🇷🇺Russian

драпированный

устроить определенным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लिपटी

एक विशेष तरीके से व्यवस्थित करें

🇮🇳Tamil

போர்த்தப்பட்டது

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வழியில் ஏற்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

బట్ట కట్టారు

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట మార్గంలో ఏర్పాటు చేయండి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊದಿಸಿದ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊതിഞ്ഞു

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക രീതിയിൽ ക്രമീകരിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

لپیٹ

ایک خاص طریقے سے ترتیب دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

披着

以特定方式安排

🇯🇵Japanese

ドレープされた

特定の方法でアレンジする

🇰🇷Korean

드리워진

특별한 방법으로 정리하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoác áo

sắp xếp theo một cách cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

พาด

จัดเรียงในลักษณะเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbungkus

mengaturnya dengan cara tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

binalot

ayusin sa isang partikular na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

terbungkus

menyusun dengan cara tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رايات

ترتيب بطريقة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

پوشیده شده

به شیوه ای خاص ترتیب دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

bol dökümlü

belirli bir şekilde düzenlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

עטוי

לסדר בצורה מסוימת

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