A1adjective · common

grey

grey · greyer · greyest

сірий

серый, седой

grau

Commonwealth standard spelling of grayCommonwealth standard spelling of gray.

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/ɡɹeɪ/

» Why are some translations in grey?

Warum sind einige Übersetzungen ausgegraut?

Warum sind einige Übersetzungen grau?

Почему некоторые переводы имеют серый цвет?

Почему у некоторых переводов серый цвет?

Почему некоторые переводы серого цвета?

Meaning

2 senses

Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
(South Africa, slang)Synonym of coloured (pertaining to the mixed race of black and white).
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

Examples

216 sentences

Why are some translations in grey?
ruПочему некоторые переводы имеют серый цвет? — odexed
deWarum sind einige Übersetzungen ausgegraut? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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All cats are grey in the dark.
Вночі всі кішки сірі. — deniko
ruНочью все кошки серы. — salikh
deNachts sind alle Katzen grau. — MUIRIEL
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She has a lot of grey hair.
У неї багато сивини. — Ahha
ruУ неё много седых волос. — shanghainese
deSie hat viele graue Haare. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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He had grey hair.
У нього було сиве волосся. — brambury
ruУ него были седые волосы. — afyodor
deEr hatte graue Haare. — MUIRIEL
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My suit is grey.
Мій костюм - сірий. — rozmaita
ruУ меня серый костюм. — marafon
deMein Anzug ist grau. — Zaghawa
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Origin

From Middle English grey, from Old English grēġ (Anglian). The spelling grey reflects the

From Middle English grey, from Old English grēġ (Anglian). The spelling grey reflects the Anglian vowel development, whereas the variant gray stems from the West Saxon form grǣġ (through Middle English gray). Further derived from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (compare Dutch grauw, German grau, Old Norse grár), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to green, to grow”) (compare Latin rāvus (“grey”), Old Church Slavonic зьрѭ (zĭrjǫ, “to see, to glance”), Russian зреть (zretʹ, “to watch, to look at”) (archaic), Lithuanian žeriù (“to shine”)).

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Forms

greyer/more grey, greyest/most grey

Comparative	greyer / more grey Lesson
Superlative	greyest / most grey Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms

coloured

Close in meaning

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black:gray greyish grayish
intermediate in character or position:gray
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms):gray
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair:gray grey-haired gray-haired grey-headed gray-headed grizzly hoar hoary

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form