evergreen
To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated…To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
» This here is an evergreen tree.
Dies ist ein immergrüner Baum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 sensesTo extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.
Examples
23 sentencesThis here is an evergreen tree.
deDies ist ein immergrüner Baum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The laurel is an evergreen tree.
The heather is a beautiful evergreen shrub.
deHeidekraut ist ein schöner, immergrüner Strauch. — Yorwba
Crowberry is a low growing, evergreen shrub.
This tree is evergreen all year round.
Origin
From ever + green.From ever + green.
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Forms
evergreens, evergreening, evergreened, evergreened| Base form | evergreen · to evergreen |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | evergreens |
| Present participle | evergreening |
| Past simple | evergreened |
| Past participle | evergreened |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.