black
To make black; to blackenTo make black; to blacken.
» She was wearing a black hat.
Sie trug einen schwarzen Hut.
Она была в чёрной шляпе.
На ней была чёрная шляпа.
Вона була в чорному капелюсі.
На ній був чорний капелюх.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make black; to blacken.
make or become black
(transitive)To apply blacking to (something).
(UK, transitive)To boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
Examples
2491 sentencesShe was wearing a black hat.
Вона була в чорному капелюсі. — zinova
ruОна была в чёрной шляпе. — paul_lingvo
deSie trug einen schwarzen Hut. — MUIRIEL
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
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
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
She is always dressed in black.
Вона завжди вдягнена в чорне. — marko
ruОна всегда одета в чёрное. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”),From Middle English blak, black, blake, from Old English blæc (“black, dark", also "ink”), from Proto-West Germanic *blak, from Proto-Germanic *blakaz (“burnt”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg- (“to burn, shine”).
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Forms
blacks, blacking, blacked, blackedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Clothes and colours — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
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