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groom

(gro͞om, gro͝om)

1. A person employed to take care of horses or a stable.

2. A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.

3. One of several officers in an English royal household.

4. Archaic

a. A man.

b. A male servant.

v. groomed, groom·ing, grooms

v.tr.

1. To care for the appearance of; to make neat and trim: groomed himself carefully in front of the mirror.

2. To clean and brush (an animal).

3. To remove dirt and parasites from the skin, fur, or feathers of (another animal).

4. To prepare, as for a specific position or purpose: groom an employee for advancement.

5. Sports To prepare (terrain) for participants in a sport, as by packing down new snow and leveling moguls for skiers.

v.intr.

To care for one's appearance.

[Middle English grom. N., sense 2, short for bridegroom.]

groom′er n.

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groom

(ɡruːm; ɡrʊm)

1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a person employed to clean and look after horses

2. See bridegroom

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of various officers of a royal or noble household

4. archaic a male servant or attendant

5. archaic poetic a young man

vb (tr)

6. to make or keep (clothes, appearance, etc) clean and tidy

7. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to rub down, clean, and smarten (a horse, dog, etc)

8. to train or prepare for a particular task, occupation, etc: to groom someone for the Presidency.

9. (Law) to win the confidence of (a victim) in order to a commit sexual assault on him or her

[C13 grom manservant; perhaps related to Old English grōwan to grow]

ˈgroomer n

ˈgrooming n

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groom

(grum, grʊm)

n.

1. bridegroom.

2. one who is in charge of horses or a stable.

3. any of several officers of the English royal household.

4. Archaic. a manservant.

v.t.

5. to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy.

6. to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.).

7. to prepare for a position, etc.: The mayor is being groomed for the presidency.

8. (of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt or parasites from the fur, skin, feathers, etc.

[1175–1225; Middle English grom boy, groom; appar. akin to grow]

groom

Past participle: groomed
Gerund: grooming

Imperative
groom
groom

Present
I groom
you groom
he/she/it grooms
we groom
you groom
they groom

Preterite
I groomed
you groomed
he/she/it groomed
we groomed
you groomed
they groomed

Present Continuous
I am grooming
you are grooming
he/she/it is grooming
we are grooming
you are grooming
they are grooming

Present Perfect
I have groomed
you have groomed
he/she/it has groomed
we have groomed
you have groomed
they have groomed

Past Continuous
I was grooming
you were grooming
he/she/it was grooming
we were grooming
you were grooming
they were grooming

Past Perfect
I had groomed
you had groomed
he/she/it had groomed
we had groomed
you had groomed
they had groomed

Future
I will groom
you will groom
he/she/it will groom
we will groom
you will groom
they will groom

Future Perfect
I will have groomed
you will have groomed
he/she/it will have groomed
we will have groomed
you will have groomed
they will have groomed

Future Continuous
I will be grooming
you will be grooming
he/she/it will be grooming
we will be grooming
you will be grooming
they will be grooming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been grooming
you have been grooming
he/she/it has been grooming
we have been grooming
you have been grooming
they have been grooming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been grooming
you will have been grooming
he/she/it will have been grooming
we will have been grooming
you will have been grooming
they will have been grooming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been grooming
you had been grooming
he/she/it had been grooming
we had been grooming
you had been grooming
they had been grooming

Conditional
I would groom
you would groom
he/she/it would groom
we would groom
you would groom
they would groom

Past Conditional
I would have groomed
you would have groomed
he/she/it would have groomed
we would have groomed
you would have groomed
they would have groomed

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Noun	1.	groom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremony bridegroom wedding party, wedding - a party of people at a wedding participant - someone who takes part in an activity
	2.	groom - someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses hostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman hired hand, hired man, hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
	3.	groom - a man who has recently been married bridegroom honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently married
Verb	1.	groom - educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" train, prepare qualify, dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better" discipline, condition, train, check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
	2.	groom - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" curry, dress coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful
	3.	groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" neaten cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" shave - remove body hair with a razor comb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" mousse, gel - apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair" pomade - apply pomade to (hair) clean up - make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party" make up - apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning" manicure - care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. barber - perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of pedicure - care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. doll up, glam up, pretty up, do up - use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" perfume, scent - apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful

groom

noun

1. stableman, stableboy, hostler or ostler (archaic) He worked as a groom at a stables on Dartmoor.

2. newly-wed, husband, bridegroom, marriage partner We toasted the bride and groom.

verb

1. brush, clean, tend, rub down, curry The horses were exercised and groomed with special care.

2. smarten up, dress, clean, turn out, get up (informal), tidy, preen, spruce up, primp, gussy up (slang, chiefly U.S.) She always appeared perfectly groomed.

3. train, prime, prepare, coach, ready, educate, drill, nurture, make ready He was already being groomed for a top job.

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groom

verb

To make neat and trim; make presentable:

clean (up), freshen (up), neaten (up), slick up, spruce (up), tidy (up), trig (out), trim.

Translations

عَريس يُعِدُّيُنَظِّف الحصان أو الفرسسائِس الخَيْل

ženichčeledínhřebelcovatpřipravovat

børstebrudgomoplærestaldkarlstrigle

Bräutigam Page Stallbursche Stallknecht striegeln

γαμπρός ιπποκόμος

novio abajador

hevostenhoitajasulhanen

jeune marié marié palefrenier panser éplucher

mladoženjaženik

lovászvőlegényápolelõkészít

brúîgumihestasveinnsnyrta, òrífaundirbúa, setja inn í

sposo strigliare azzimare palafreniere preparare

馬の飼育係

말 사육 담당자

arklininkasgremžtirengti kokiai nors veiklaišukuoti

gatavotkopt/sukātlīgavainiszirgu puisis

bruidegom

hestepasser lære opp brudgom forberede til

stajenny

noivo

жених конюх молодожен

paholok

konjušnikženin

mladoženjaženik

brudgum

เจ้าบ่าว

damat gelin seyissüslemektımar etmek

chú rể

准备刷洗擦洗新郎马夫

groom

[gruːm]

A. N

1. (in stable) → mozo m de cuadra

2. (= bridegroom) → novio m

B. VT

1. [+ horse] → almohazar, cuidar
to groom o.s → acicalarse
the cat was grooming itself → el gato se lamía
well groomed [person] → muy acicalado

2. (= prepare) [+ person] to groom sb as/to be → preparar a algn para/para ser
to groom sb for a post → preparar a algn para un puesto

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groom

[ˈgruːm ˈgrʊm]

(also bridegroom) → marié m
the groom and his best man → le marié et son témoin
the bride and groom → les (jeunes) mariés

(= stable worker) → palefrenier m

[+ horse] → panser

(= prepare) [+ person] → former, préparer
to be groomed for sth [+ job] → être formé(e) à qch

groom

(in stables) → Stallbursche m, → Pferde- or Reitknecht m

(= bridegroom) → Bräutigam m

horse → striegeln, putzen; to groom oneself (birds, animals) → sich putzen; (people) → sich pflegen; well groomed → gepflegt; badly groomed → ungepflegt

(= prepare) he’s being groomed for the job of chairman/for the Presidency → er wird als zukünftiger Vorsitzender/Präsidentschaftskandidat aufgebaut; to groom somebody for stardom → jdn als Star lancieren; he is grooming him as his successor → er zieht sich (dat) → ihn als Nachfolger heran

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groom

[gruːm]

1. n (in stable) → palafreniere m (also bridegroom) → sposo

2. vt

a. (horse) → pulire, strigliare

b. (prepare, person) to groom sb for → avviare qn alla carriera di

groom

(gruːm) noun

1. a person who looks after horses. a groom at the stables.

2. a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.

verb

1. to clean, brush etc a horse's coat. The horses were groomed for the horse show.

2. to prepare for some task, purpose etc. She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.

groom

→ عَريس ženich børste Stallbursche ιπποκόμος novio hevostenhoitaja marié mladoženja sposo 馬の飼育係 말 사육 담당자 bruidegom hestepasser stajenny noivo молодожен brudgum เจ้าบ่าว damat chú rể 新郎

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Many were the colloquies into which Sam entered with grooms who were airing horses on roads, and nursemaids who were airing children in lanes; but nothing could Sam elicit from either the first-mentioned or the last, which bore the slightest reference to the object of his artfully-prosecuted inquiries.

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The grooms eyebrows rose as he received the order for the pony-phaeton, and kept rising during all his preparations.

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"Yes, sir," explained Mercier, "there are several grooms at the Opera and M.

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I have no doubt that it was largely nervousness that kept the mysterious playwright so long fumbling behind the scenes, for it was obvious that it would be no ordinary sort of play, no every-day domestic drama, that would satisfy this young lady, to whom life had given, by way of prologue, the inestimable blessing of wealth, and the privilege, as a matter of course, of choosing as she would among the grooms (that is, the bride-grooms) of the romantic British aristocracy.

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It was in the dead of winter and the groom's party went over to the wedding in sledges.

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On returning to Gorki after having seen Prince Andrew, Pierre ordered his groom to get the horses ready and to call him early in the morning, and then immediately fell asleep behind a partition in a corner Boris had given up to him.

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A groom was rubbing them down; near them were saddles and bridles.

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Andrea Cavalcanti found his tilbury waiting at the door; the groom, in every respect a caricature of the English fashion, was standing on tiptoe to hold a large iron-gray horse.

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The groom, summoned by the bell, was ordered to saddle the third and last horse left in the stables; to take the telegram to Belford, and to wait there until the answer arrived.

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It was not so much White Fang's ferocity as it was his silence that unnerved the groom. Still protecting his throat and face with his torn and bleeding arm, he tried to retreat to the barn.

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He is followed by a sturdy fellow in a composite dress, which presents him under the double aspect of a groom and a gardener.

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Miller, I had indeed to go campaigning before, but I was barbed from counter to tail, and a man went along to groom me; and now I cannot understand what ailed me to prefer the mill before the battle." "Forbear," said the Miller to him, "harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune."