Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To become yellow or yellower.
gilben, vergilben
желте́тьželtétʹ, пожелте́тьpoželtétʹ
жовти́тиžovtýty
turn yellow
(transitive)To make (something) yellow or yellower.
(historical, transitive)To promote (a captain) to flag rank without command of a squadron, ending his career; to make him a yellow admiral.
Examples
612 sentencesThey painted their house bright yellow.
Вони пофарбували свій будинок у яскраво-жовтий колір. — ChickenKiev
deSie strichen ihr Haus hellgelb. — Zaghawa
Mary is wearing a yellow dress.
Мері у жовтій сукні. — deniko
deMaria trägt ein gelbes Kleid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All the leaves on the tree turned yellow.
Усе листя на дереві стало жовтим. — aandrusiak
ruВсе листья на дереве пожелтели. — marafon
deAlle Blätter des Baums sind gelb geworden. — MUIRIEL
All the flowers in the garden are yellow.
Усі квіти в саду жовті. — triantafillou
ruВсе цветы в саду - жёлтые. — Lenin_1917
deAlle Blumen im Garten sind gelb. — MUIRIEL
Stay on this side of the yellow line.
Залишайся на цьому боці від жовтої лінії. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English yelwe, yelou, from Old English ġeolwe, oblique form of Old English ġeoFrom Middle English yelwe, yelou, from Old English ġeolwe, oblique form of Old English ġeolu, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).
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Forms
yellows, yellowing, yellowed, yellowedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- yellow upTo become or make (something) yellow, such as a material aging, a plant leaf or fruit ripening or developing a rust disease.
- yellow offTo stop maturing prematurely and also usually die off.
- yellow outTo become thoroughly yellow, such as drying tobacco leaves, ripening fruit or aging newspaper.
Lessons 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
4 patterns- wearing a yellow
- a yellow shirt
- yellow line
- yellow shirt