Meaning

10 senses
  1. Of a red hue.

    The girl wore a red skirt.

    He was wearing a red jacket.

  2. Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

    Her hair had red highlights.

    rot, rothaarig, rot

    ры́жийrýžij, кра́сныйkrásnyj, черво́нныйčervónnyj

    руди́йrudýj, черво́нийčervónyj

  3. Having a redder hue than usual due to embarrassment, anger, sunburn, etc.; flushed.

  4. Having a brown color.

  5. Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare black (“of the spades or clubs suits”)

    I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.

  6. Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:

    (capitalized, often)Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

    the red-black grand coalition in Germany

    rot

    кра́сныйkrásnyj

    черво́нийčervónyj

  7. (US, capitalized, often)The U.S. Republican Party.

    a red state

    a red Congress

  8. (derogatory, offensive)Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations.

  9. Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.

  10. (particle)Of a red color charge.

More definitions
  • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
  • characterized by violence or bloodshed
  • (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

Examples

2603 sentences
  1. I bought a red sports car.

    Я купив червону спортивну машину. — deniko

    ruЯ купил красную спортивную машину. — Selena777

    deIch habe einen roten Sportwagen gekauft. — MUIRIEL

  2. I have a new red car.

    У мене є нова червона машина. — deniko

    ruУ меня есть новая красная машина. — Disconnect

    deIch habe einen neuen roten Wagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I prefer red wine to white.

    Червоне вино мені подобається більше, ніж біле. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ предпочитаю красное вино белому. — Inego

    deIch bevorzuge Rotwein gegenüber Weißwein. — BraveSentry

  4. The traffic light changed to red.

    Сигнал світлофора змінився на червоний. — deniko

    ruСигнал светофора сменился на красный. — Hellerick

    deDie Verkehrsampel wurde rot. — Manfredo

  5. The traffic lights were all red.

    Всі світлофори були червоними. — sakhnik

    deDie Ampeln waren alle rot. — ayu

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
of hair: orange-brown:
having red as its colour:
Русский
By meaning 2
of hair: orange-brown:
having red as its colour:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of hair: orange-brown:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English red, from Old English rēad, from Proto-West Germanic *raud,

Inherited from Middle English red, from Old English rēad, from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ- + *-ós.

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Forms

redder, reddest
Comparativeredder Lesson
Superlativereddest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

28 synonyms
scarletB2crimsonvermilioncerisecarminemaroonrufescentruby-redcherry-redcardinal-redwine-redclaret-redblood-redcoral-red
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
having red as its colour:nonredunred
having red as its colour charge:antired

Word family

512 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • red wine
  • wearing a red
  • of red wine
  • drink red wine
  • red dress
  • red light
  • prefer red wine
  • like red wine
  • bottle of red
  • a red light
  • red tie
  • a red car

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
red — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto