paint
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/peɪnt/
🇬🇧
/peɪnt/
noun
A1
a colored liquid used to cover surfaces
We need to buy more paint to finish painting the fence.
A2
colored materials used for making art
She bought new paint for her art class to paint with.
verb
A1
to cover something with colored liquid
They will paint the room blue with fresh paint.
A1
to make a picture using colors
Children love to paint pictures with bright paint.
R
to describe someone in a certain way
The story uses words to paint them as heroes, not just with paint.
R
to put color on nails or lips
She likes to paint her nails with colorful paint.
translation
a colored liquid used to cover surfaces; colored materials used for making art
to cover something with colored liquid; to make a picture using colors; to describe someone in a certain way; to put color on nails or lips
Word Forms
3rd Present
paints
Past
painted
Perfect
painted
Progressive
painting
Plural
paints