dress for



dress for someone

to clothe oneself to please someone. I don't dress for you! Don't tell me how I should look! Sally says she dresses for her friends, but she really dresses for herself.
See also: dress

dress for something

to clothe oneself suitably for some occasion or activity, or for success. Finally, I learned to dress for success. I can wear my tuxedo if you want me to dress for the formal dinner.
See also: dress

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nurasyl-Kazakh
Lizbeth['lizəθ]
Andile-Southern African, Zulu
Kshitij-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Stane-Slovene
Cyneweard-Anglo-Saxon