Sheathe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cover with a protective sheathing

enclose with a sheath

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈiːð/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈiːð/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈiːð/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈiːð/.

Examples

sheathe her face
sheathe a sword

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

unsheathe

Parts of Speech

verb	cover with a protective sheathing “sheathe her face”
verb	enclose with a sheath “sheathe a sword”
verb	plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

Word Forms

sheathing

noun

protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hülle

mit einer Schutzhülle abdecken

🇫🇷French

gainer

recouvrir d'une gaine de protection

🇪🇸Spanish

envainar

cubrir con una funda protectora

🇮🇹Italian

rinfoderare

coprire con una guaina protettiva

🇳🇱Dutch

schede

afdekken met een beschermhoes

🇵🇹Portuguese

embainhar

cobrir com uma capa protetora

🇷🇺Russian

обшить

покрыть защитной оболочкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढांकना

एक सुरक्षात्मक आवरण से ढकें

🇧🇩Bengali

চাদর

একটি প্রতিরক্ষামূলক sheathing সঙ্গে আবরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

உறை

ஒரு பாதுகாப்பு உறை கொண்டு மூடி

🇮🇳Telugu

తొడుగు

రక్షిత కవచంతో కప్పండి

🇮🇳Marathi

म्यान

संरक्षणात्मक आवरणाने झाकून ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આવરણ

રક્ષણાત્મક આવરણ સાથે આવરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊದಿಕೆ

ರಕ್ಷಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಹೊದಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮುಚ್ಚಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കവചം

ഒരു സംരക്ഷിത കവചം കൊണ്ട് മൂടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਆਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਸ਼ੀਥਿੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

چادر

ایک حفاظتی شیٹ کے ساتھ ڈھانپیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

护套

覆盖有保护套

🇯🇵Japanese

鞘に収める

保護シースで覆う

🇰🇷Korean

씌우다

보호 덮개로 덮다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vỏ bọc

phủ một lớp vỏ bảo vệ

🇹🇭Thai

ปลอกเปลือก

คลุมด้วยปลอกป้องกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

melapisi

tutupi dengan selubung pelindung

🇵🇭Filipino

kaluban

takpan ng proteksiyon na kaluban

🇲🇾Malay

sarungkan

tutup dengan sarung pelindung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غمد

تغطية مع غلاف وقائي

🇮🇷Persian

غلاف

با یک غلاف محافظ بپوشانید

🇹🇷Turkish

kılıfına koymak

koruyucu bir kılıfla örtün

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַדֵן

לכסות עם מעטה מגן

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The primary meaning of 'sheathe' is 'cover with a protective sheathing'.

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Using 'sheathe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'sheathe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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