purple
To turn purple in colourTo turn purple in colour.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To turn purple in colour.
color purple
(transitive)To dye purple.
become purple
(transitive)To clothe in purple.
Examples
176 sentencesDoes this look purple to you?
Це, на твою думку, фіолетове? — deniko
Have you ever seen a purple butterfly?
Ти колись бачив фіолетових метеликів? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь видел фиолетовых бабочек? — Wezel
deHast du schon einmal einen violetten Schmetterling gesehen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm going to buy a purple sweater.
Я куплю фіолетовий светр. — deniko
I want to buy a purple sweater.
Я хочу купити фіолетовий светр. — deniko
Are they purple?
Вони фіолетові? — deniko
ruОни пурпурные? — Balamax
Origin
From Middle English purple, purpel, from Old English purpul (“purple”, adjective), taken fFrom Middle English purple, purpel, from Old English purpul (“purple”, adjective), taken from Old English purpure (“purple colour”, noun), from Latin purpura (“purple dye, shellfish”), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple-fish”), perhaps of Semitic origin. Doublet of purpura and purpure.
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Forms
purples, purpling, purpled, purpledSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
96 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