green
To make or turn green or greenerTo make or turn (something) green or greener.
» 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
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To make or turn (something) green or greener.
turn or become green
To become or grow green in color.
(transitive)To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).
begrünen
(intransitive)To become environmentally aware.
grünen
(transitive)To make (something) environmentally friendly.
зелени́тьzelenítʹ
зелени́тиzelenýty
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 grenen, from Old English grēnian (“to become green, flourish”), from PFrom Middle English grenen, from Old English grēnian (“to become green, flourish”), from Proto-West Germanic *grōnijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōnijōną, *grōnijaną (“to become green”), from the adjective (see above).
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Forms
greens, greening, greened, greenedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons 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
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