bain /beɪn/adjective 3adverb 2noun 1verb 1forms 5 adjective3 •(dialect) Ready; willing. •(dialect) Direct; near; short; gain.That is the bainest way. •(dialect) Limber; pliant; flexible. adverb2 •(dialect) Nearby; at hand. •(dialect) Readily; willingly. noun1 •(no longer used) A bath. verb1 •(no longer used) To bathe.Thomas Lodge, Rosalynde: Euphues' Golden Legacy, 2nd ed. (1592), Rosader's Second Sonetto, l. 9: "If so I bain me in the spring,/Even on the brink I hear him sing." formsbained · baining · bains · more bain · most bain