()びる

あびる
ichidan verb
to bathe in, to shower
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()びる()びない
Present polite()びます()びません
Past()びた()びなかった
Past polite()びました()びませんでした
て form()びて()びなくて
ている present()びている()びていない
ている polite()びています()びていません
ている past()びていた()びていなかった
ている past polite()びていました()びていませんでした
Conditional ば()びれば()びなければ
Conditional たら()びたら()びなかったら
Volitional()びよう
Volitional polite()びましょう
Potential()びられる()びられない
Passive()びられる()びられない
Causative()びさせる()びさせない
Imperative()びろ()びるな
1. to bathe in, to shower
To pour water over oneself; to take a shower.
シャワー()びる。
To take a shower.
(みず)()びる。
To pour water over oneself.
I take a shower in the morning before going to work.
I took a shower after exercising.
On a hot day, we played by spraying ourselves with water from a hose.
2. to be exposed to, to bask in
To be covered by or exposed to something like light or attention.
日光(にっこう)()びる。
To bask in sunlight.
To attract attention.
拍手(はくしゅ)()びた。
I received applause.
The new singer is attracting attention.
Her speech received a big round of applause from the entire venue.

()びる means to pour or receive something over oneself. It has both a literal sense (water, shower) and a figurative sense (attention, criticism).

TRANSITIVITY:

ASPECT (ている):
()びている describes the ongoing state of being showered with or exposed to something.

COMMON PATTERNS:

CONTRAST:
For bathing in a tub, use 風呂(ふろ)(はい), not ()びる. ()びる implies something coming down onto you, not immersion.