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• presentable — pre|sent|a|ble [ prı zent:bl ] adjective looking good enough for people to see: He looked reasonably presentable. She decorated the room to make it a little more presentable. make yourself presentable: It ll take me a few minutes to make myself… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• presentable — UK [prɪˈzentəb(ə)l] / US adjective looking good enough for people to see He looked reasonably presentable. She decorated the room to make it a little more presentable. make yourself presentable: It ll take me a few minutes to make myself… …   English dictionary

• presentable — [[t]prɪze̱ntəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone looks presentable, you mean that they look fairly tidy or attractive. She managed to make herself presentable in time for work. ...wearing his most presentable suit. Syn: respectable… …   English dictionary

• presentable — pre|sent|a|ble [prıˈzentəbəl] adj tidy and attractive enough to be seen or shown to someone ▪ She s a presentable young woman. ▪ Let s tidy up and make the house a bit more presentable . ▪ I must go and make myself presentable . >presentably… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• presentable — adjective tidy and attractive enough to be introduced or shown to someone: a presentable piece of work | make yourself presentable: I must go and make myself presentable before the guests arrive. presentably adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• presentable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ make sb ▪ Could you try and make yourself a little more presentable? ADVERB ▪ very …   Collocations dictionary

• presentable — adj. to make oneself presentable * * * [prɪ zentəb(ə)l] to make oneself presentable …   Combinatory dictionary

• presentable — adjective 1) I m making the place look presentable Syn: tidy, neat, straight, clean, spick and span, in good order, shipshape 2) make yourself presentable Syn: nicely dressed, tidily dressed, smartly dressed, tidy …   Thesaurus of popular words

• presentable — adjective /pɹəˈzɛntəbəl/ in good enough shape that someone or something can be shown to other people, tidy, attractive ,Before we go out, let me just go to the washroom and make myself presentable …   Wiktionary

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• groom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bridegroom, benedict. See marriage, servant. v. dress, tend, polish, curry; coach, train. See domestication, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A male servant] Syn. hostler, stable boy, equerry; see… …   English dictionary for students