silver
To acquire a silvery colourTo acquire a silvery colour.
Meaning
4 sensesTo acquire a silvery colour.
To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.
to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury
turn silver
To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
To make hoary, or white, like silver.
make silver in color
Examples
265 sentencesGold is more precious than silver.
Золото цінніше від срібла. — deniko
Tom gave Mary a key on a silver chain.
Том дав Мері ключ на срібному ланцюжку. — miketheknight
ruТом дал Мэри ключ на серебряной цепочке. — Wezel
I have several silver coins.
У мене кілька срібних монет. — deniko
ruУ меня есть несколько серебряных монет. — beshine
deIch besitze mehrere Silbermünzen. — xtofu80
They won the silver medal.
Вони виграли срібну медаль. — deniko
ruОни выиграли серебряную медаль. — andy
Copper and silver are both metals.
Мідь та серебро — метали. — deniko
ruИ медь, и серебро - металлы. — Selena777
Origin
Inherited from Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, from ProtoInherited from Middle English silver, selver, sulver, from Old English seolfor, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą (“silver”), of uncertain origin.
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Forms
silvers, silvering, silvered, silveredWord family
198 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