green
The color of grass and leavesThe color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
» I don't care for green tea.
Ich mag keinen grünen Tee. — al_ex_an_der
Ich mache mir nichts aus Grünem Tee. — raggione
Я байдуже ставлюся до зеленого чаю. — deniko
Я не люблю зелений чай. — User55521
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13 senses(countable, uncountable)The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
Grün
зелёныйzeljónyj
зеле́нийzelényj
(capitalized, countable, sometimes, uncountable)A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
Grüner, Grüne
зелёныйzeljónyj, зелёнаяzeljónaja
an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
(countable, uncountable)A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
(countable, uncountable)The surface upon which bowls is played.
(countable, uncountable)One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
(UK, countable, uncountable)A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
(countable, uncountable)A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
(countable, uncountable)Any substance or pigment of a green color.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
(countable, uncountable)A green light used as a signal.
(slang, uncountable)Marijuana.
(US, slang, uncountable)Money.
Examples
1245 sentencesI don't care for green tea.
Я байдуже ставлюся до зеленого чаю. — deniko
deIch mag keinen grünen Tee. — al_ex_an_der
He couldn't tell green from blue.
Він не розрізняв зелений і синій кольори. — hectorvk
ruОн не различал зелёный и синий. — marafon
deEr konnte Grün nicht von Blau unterscheiden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you have a green car?
У тебе зелена машина? — deniko
Can you describe to me the difference between black tea and green tea?
Ти можеш пояснити мені різницю між чорним та зеленим чаєм? — deniko
ruМожете ли вы описать мне разницу между чёрным и зелёным чаем? — Balamax
deKönnen Sie mir den Unterschied zwischen schwarzem und grünem Tee erklären? — Sudajaengi
I like green tea.
Я люблю зелений чай. — deniko
ruЯ люблю зелёный чай. — astru
deIch mag grünen Tee. — Germic
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from PFrom Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”). More at grow. Doublet of Gruen.
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Forms
plural: greensSynonyms
101 synonyms- green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass:greennessviridity
- an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course:putting greenputting surface
- a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River:Green River
- United States labor leader who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 and who led the struggle with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1873-1952):William Green
- any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables:greensleafy vegetable
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area:parkcommonscommon
Word family
99 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- green tea
- green peppers
- drink green tea
- like green peppers
- wearing a green
- green with envy
- green beans
- a green card
- like green
- turned green
- green card
- drink green