The verb to dress means to put clothes on, but there can be changes in meaning depending on the preposition and direct object.
To get dressed means to put clothes on yourself.
Example: #1) After my shower, I got dressed and had a quick breakfast. #2) Wake up and get dressed. I don't want you to stay in bed all day.
To get someone dressed means to put clothes on someone else.
Example: I get my daughter dressed for school every morning.
To dress up means to wear nice clothes.
Example: I dressed up for my aunt's wedding/funeral.
To dress up like means to wear a costume. Example: #1) I dressed up like a vampire for Halloween. #2) They dressed up like ninjas for the comic book convention.
To dress in means to wear a specific fabric or article of clothing.
Example: #1) My ex-wife liked going to special parties and dressing in leather.
#2) The woman was dressed in my clothes and looking at me strangely.
To undress means to remove clothing.
Example: #1) She undressed quickly and ran wildly into the streets.
#2) I undressed nervously as the fat man glared in the corner through billows of cigar smoke.
To get dressed means to put clothes on yourself.
Example: #1) After my shower, I got dressed and had a quick breakfast. #2) Wake up and get dressed. I don't want you to stay in bed all day.
To get someone dressed means to put clothes on someone else.
Example: I get my daughter dressed for school every morning.
To dress up means to wear nice clothes.
Example: I dressed up for my aunt's wedding/funeral.
To dress up like means to wear a costume. Example: #1) I dressed up like a vampire for Halloween. #2) They dressed up like ninjas for the comic book convention.
To dress in means to wear a specific fabric or article of clothing.
Example: #1) My ex-wife liked going to special parties and dressing in leather.
#2) The woman was dressed in my clothes and looking at me strangely.
To undress means to remove clothing.
Example: #1) She undressed quickly and ran wildly into the streets.
#2) I undressed nervously as the fat man glared in the corner through billows of cigar smoke.
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