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Bandage Bandaged ˈbændɪdʒ Leg Injured Verb Bre Wound

Word bandage
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈbændɪdʒ / NAmE / ˈbændɪdʒ /
Example
  • don't bandage the wound too tightly.
  • his injured leg was all bandaged up.
  • they bandaged up my leg and told me to rest.
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bandage

(verb)BrE / ˈbændɪdʒ / NAmE / ˈbændɪdʒ /
  1. to wrap a bandage around a part of the body in order to protect it because it is injured
    • Don't bandage the wound too tightly.
    • His injured leg was all bandaged up.
    • They bandaged up my leg and told me to rest.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they bandage
    • he / she / it bandages
    • past simple bandaged
    • past participle bandaged
    • -ing form bandaging

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent.: from French, from bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind.
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