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# attired

adjective (attired); past form of the rare verb attire

«attired» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Dressed in a particular way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in formal writing and stories to describe clothes: smartly attired, attired in silk. Phrases: attired in, suitably attired, smartly attired.

### Examples

- The guests were attired in their best clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/#x1)
- The king was attired in red velvet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/#x2)
- She arrived smartly attired for the interview. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/#x3)
- Pupils must be suitably attired for PE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/#x4)
- The dancers were attired in bright costumes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/#x5)
- He was oddly attired in pyjamas and boots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/#x6)
- And the Tsarivna was so lovely and so richly attired that all who beheld her burst into tears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/#x7)

### Note

Formal and a bit old-fashioned; everyday: dressed. Noun: attire (clothes), as in "formal attire".

## In Jewish tradition

Used in formal writing and stories to describe clothes: smartly attired, attired in silk. Phrases: attired in, suitably attired, smartly attired.

### Examples

- And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window. (Prophets 2KI.9.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attired/#x1)

### Note

Formal and a bit old-fashioned; everyday: dressed. Noun: attire (clothes), as in "formal attire".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «attired» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attired/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attired» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/attired.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «attired» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/attired/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attired» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/attired.html) on Mova free.