Meaning

7 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname transferred from the nickname.

  2. A number of places in the United States:

    (countable, uncountable)A town in Geneva County, Alabama.

  3. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Edwards County, Illinois.

  4. (countable, uncountable)A township in Posey County, Indiana; from the surname.

  5. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania; from the surname.

  7. (countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Mercer County and Wyoming County, West Virginia.

Examples

2491 sentences

  1. She was wearing a black hat.

    Вона була в чорному капелюсі. — zinova

    ruОна была в чёрной шляпе. — paul_lingvo

    deSie trug einen schwarzen Hut. — MUIRIEL

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  2. We often associate black with death.

    Ми часто асоціюємо чорний колір зі смертю. — deniko

    ruМы часто ассоциируем черный цвет со смертью. — astarbref

    deWir verbinden die Farbe Schwarz oft mit Tod. — Wolf

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  3. Dogs see in black and white.

    У собак чорно-білий зір. — deniko

    ruСобаки видят всё в чёрно-белом цвете. — krevedko

    deHunde sehen alles in schwarz und weiß. — Sudajaengi

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  4. I saw a woman in black.

    Я побачив жінку в чорному. — deniko

    ruЯ видел женщину в чёрном. — sharptoothed

    deIch habe eine Frau in Schwarz gesehen. — MUIRIEL

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  5. She is always dressed in black.

    Вона завжди вдягнена в чорне. — marko

    ruОна всегда одета в чёрное. — marafon

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Origin

From Middle English blak (“black”). Also a variant of Blake, from Old English blāc (“pale”

From Middle English blak (“black”). Also a variant of Blake, from Old English blāc (“pale”) and Blanc, from Old French blanc (“white”).

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Forms

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • wearing a black
  • black and white
  • wearing black
  • dressed in black
  • was wearing black
  • have a black
  • black eye
  • black hair
  • pair of black
  • a black eye
  • that black eye
  • black cat

See also

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