groom
🇺🇸
/ɡruːm/
🇬🇧
/ɡruːm/
verb
R
to clean or brush an animal
I groom my dog every day to keep its fur clean.
R
to clean the fur or skin of another animal or itself
The cat will groom itself to stay clean.
R
to prepare or train someone for an important job or position
They groom the young employee to become a manager.
R
to prepare a child for a meeting, especially using social media, with the intention of performing an illegal sexual act
The police work to stop those who groom children online.
noun
R
a person whose job is to feed and take care of horses, especially by brushing and cleaning them
The groom feeds and brushes the horses every morning.
R
a man on his wedding day, or just before or just after it
The groom looked happy as he waited for his bride.
translation
to clean or brush an animal; to clean the fur or skin of another animal or itself; to prepare or train someone for an important job or position; to prepare a child for a meeting, especially using social media, with the intention of performing an illegal sexual act
a person whose job is to feed and take care of horses, especially by brushing and cleaning them; a man on his wedding day, or just before or just after it
Word Forms
Plural
grooms
Progressive
grooming
Past
groomed
Perfect
groomed
3rd Present
grooms