[
UK
/ɡɹˈuːm/
]
[ US /ˈɡɹum/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹum/ ]
VERB
-
care for one's external appearance
He is always well-groomed -
give a neat appearance to
dress the horses
groom the dogs -
educate for a future role or function
The prince was prepared to become King one day
He is grooming his son to become his successor
They trained him to be a warrior
NOUN
- someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
- a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
- a man who has recently been married
How To Use groom In A Sentence
- But in a world where grooming students for a career and making the arts responsive to business are key government priorities, a little artistic vision goes a long way.
- Both the bridegroom and bride usually wear formal clothes for this event.
- Plus there's more headroom and legroom up front. The Sun
- Flying foxes have a long bristly tongue that's great for lapping up juicy fruit, and for licking and grooming themselves and their friends!
- Most nurses are groomed and institutionalized to believe that unions are bad and unprofessional (anytime a nurse hears the term unprofessional, it is usually from management in an attempt to control behavior). Nursing Voices Forum Meet other nurses, share your nursing knowledge and experiences
- Marriage certificates will be changed so that they include the occupations of the bride and groom's mothers, plus details of step-parents if applicable.
- Commonly the groom or his family gave the infare, but often enough some generous and well-to-do friend, or kinsman, pre-empted the privilege. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South
- A strain of mutant mice groom compulsively till they seriously injure themselves.
- Another man I later found out was the principal groomsman.
- It's interesting, Antonia, because brides and grooms are so much more pragmatic these days.