Meaning of "dye" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DYE

Old English dēagian, from dēag a dye; related to Old High German tugōn to change, Lettish dūkans dark.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DYE

dye  [daɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DYE

Dye is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dye in English.

WHAT DOES DYE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dye

A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and requires a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber. Both dyes and pigments appear to be colored because they absorb some wavelengths of light more than others. In contrast with a dye, a pigment generally is insoluble, and has no affinity for the substrate. Some dyes can be precipitated with an inert salt to produce a lake pigment, and based on the salt used they could be aluminum lake, calcium lake or barium lake pigments. Dyed flax fibers have been found in the Republic of Georgia dated back in a prehistoric cave to 36,000 BP. Archaeological evidence shows that, particularly in India and Phoenicia, dyeing has been widely carried out for over 5,000 years. The dyes were obtained from animal, vegetable or mineral origin, with none to very little processing. By far the greatest source of dyes has been from the plant kingdom, notably roots, berries, bark, leaves and wood, but only a few have ever been used on a commercial scale.

Definition of dye in the English dictionary

The first definition of dye in the dictionary is a staining or colouring substance, such as a natural or synthetic pigment. Other definition of dye is a liquid that contains a colouring material and can be used to stain fabrics, skins, etc. Dye is also the colour or shade produced by dyeing.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DYE

PRESENT

Present

I dye

you dye

he/she/it dyes

we dye

you dye

they dye

Present continuous

I am dyeing

you are dyeing

he/she/it is dyeing

we are dyeing

you are dyeing

they are dyeing

Present perfect

I have dyed

you have dyed

he/she/it has dyed

we have dyed

you have dyed

they have dyed

Present perfect continuous

I have been dyeing

you have been dyeing

he/she/it has been dyeing

we have been dyeing

you have been dyeing

they have been dyeing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I dyed

you dyed

he/she/it dyed

we dyed

you dyed

they dyed

Past continuous

I was dyeing

you were dyeing

he/she/it was dyeing

we were dyeing

you were dyeing

they were dyeing

Past perfect

I had dyed

you had dyed

he/she/it had dyed

we had dyed

you had dyed

they had dyed

Past perfect continuous

I had been dyeing

you had been dyeing

he/she/it had been dyeing

we had been dyeing

you had been dyeing

they had been dyeing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will dye

you will dye

he/she/it will dye

we will dye

you will dye

they will dye

Future continuous

I will be dyeing

you will be dyeing

he/she/it will be dyeing

we will be dyeing

you will be dyeing

they will be dyeing

Future perfect

I will have dyed

you will have dyed

he/she/it will have dyed

we will have dyed

you will have dyed

they will have dyed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been dyeing

you will have been dyeing

he/she/it will have been dyeing

we will have been dyeing

you will have been dyeing

they will have been dyeing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would dye

you would dye

he/she/it would dye

we would dye

you would dye

they would dye

Conditional continuous

I would be dyeing

you would be dyeing

he/she/it would be dyeing

we would be dyeing

you would be dyeing

they would be dyeing

Conditional perfect

I would have dye

you would have dye

he/she/it would have dye

we would have dye

you would have dye

they would have dye

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been dyeing

you would have been dyeing

he/she/it would have been dyeing

we would have been dyeing

you would have been dyeing

they would have been dyeing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you dye
we let´s dye
you dye

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to dye

Past participle

dyed

Present Participle

dyeing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DYE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dye» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of dye

colorant · colour · colouring · pigment · shade · stain · tincture · tinge · tint · wash

TRANSLATION OF DYE

Find out the translation of dye to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dye from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dye» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 染料
• Translator English - Spanish: tinte
• English: dye
• Translator English - Hindi: डाई
• Translator English - Arabic: صِبْغَة
• Translator English - Russian: краска
• Translator English - Portuguese: tintura
• Translator English - Bengali: রং
• Translator English - French: teinture
• Translator English - Malay: Pewarna
• Translator English - German: Farbstoff
• Translator English - Japanese: 染料
• Translator English - Korean: 염료
• Translator English - Javanese: Warnane
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thuốc nhuộm
• Translator English - Tamil: சாய
• Translator English - Marathi: रंगणे
• Translator English - Turkish: boya
• Translator English - Italian: tintura
• Translator English - Polish: barwnik
• Translator English - Ukrainian: фарба
• Translator English - Romanian: vopsea
• Translator English - Greek: βαφή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verf
• Translator English - Swedish: färgmedel
• Translator English - Norwegian: fargestoff

10 QUOTES WITH «DYE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dye.

1

Candice Accola

I thought I'd be edgy and dye my hair red. And I dyed my hair, like, Jessica Rabbit red. It kind of allowed me to have this whole new confidence and this whole new swagger and this whole new sense of self. It kind of brought out the inner rock star in me. I had never dyed my hair like that, and no one forgot me after that.

2

Christa B. Allen

My hair is too fine to bleach. I get so much breakage, it's not worth it to dye it.

3

Benjamin Banneker

I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.

4

Rachel Bilson

I envy the sensibility in Europe, appreciating beauty in women as they age. I'm going to go that way. I might dye my gray hair for a bit, but beyond that the buck stops. I'm not having any work done.

5

David Cassidy

I look fine. I've had no surgery apart from an operation I had decades ago to remove the fat under my eyes. My mum looked 30 when she was 60, so I guess I owe it all to genes and hair dye.

6

Jon Cryer

To avoid ignorance and bullying, I've had to hide the fact that I'm a troll. You have no idea how much time and money I've spent on electrolysis and hair dye and reconstructive surgery so I can look like this.

7

Beth Ditto

I'm naturally a mousy blonde, so I dye my hair, and my eyebrows would disappear if I didn't get through at least a pencil a month.

8

Brea Grant

I shaved my head when I was 14 - is that bad? I asked my dad's permission first. He said, 'You're gonna look like a boy.' And I said, 'OK'... then I did it anyway. All through high school, I had a shaved head and I'd dye it crazy colors - it was fun.

9

Arthur L. Herman

Millions of Americans cannot tell you who lived at Mount Vernon or who wrote the Declaration of Independence - let alone the Emancipation Proclamation. But they know that to be 'a Benedict Arnold' is to be a traitor of the deepest dye - someone who coldly betrays not only a sacred cause but every moral scruple along the way.

10

Marko Jaric

I used to dye my hair different colors and have crazy periods, especially early in my career when I played in Italy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DYE»

Discover the use of dye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Tie-Dye: Dye It, Wear It, Share It

Packed with Shabd’s design secrets, color guidance, expert tips on making each piece distinctly your own, and twenty-two step-by-step projects for garments, accessories, and home décor items, this book will soon have you creating ...

Shabd Simon-Alexander, 2013

Batik and Tie Dye Techniques

Traces the use of dyes throughout history and demonstrates the techniques of batiking and tie dying.

Nancy Belfer, 1992

Fabric To Dye For: Create 72 Hand-Dyed Colors for Your ...

Learn to create resist patterns on newly dyed fabric. Discover how to thicken dye to create interesting and creative effects and painted designs. Get thrifty and save even more money by producing mystery fabric with left-over dye.

Frieda Anderson, 2010

Tie-dye: the how-to book

Learn the secrets of tie-dying and create your own beautiful fabrics. This user-friendly book will show you how to create seven unique and beautiful designs.

Virginia Gleser, 1999

Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

This book offers the first comprehensive look at this promising technology and aims to provide a graduate level text that brings together the fundamentals of DSC from three perspectives (materials, performance, and mechanistic aspects), as ...

K. Kalyanasundaram, 2010

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide

The products in this series support and complement the Cisco Networking Academy online curriculum.

Mark Dye, Rick McDonald, Antoon Rufi, 2007

Dye laser principles: with applications

A number of the issues discussed in this book are pertinent not only to dye lasers but also to lasers in general. Most of the chapters in the book contain problem sets that expand on the material covered in the chapter.

Frank J. Duarte, Lloyd William Hillman, 1990

Hawaii Dye Plants and Dye Recipes

A color chart, photographed from actual wool samples prepared by the author, shows more than 300 beautiful results that the natural dyer can achieve using recipes in this book.

Val Krohn-Ching, 1980

Technicolor Movies: The History of Dye Transfer Printing

Using extensive research and interviews with many of the surviving Technicolor technicians, the history of dye printing and the events leading to its demise are fully covered. (The Beijing Film Laboratory is the only facility currently ...

Richard W. Haines, 1993

The Irony of Democracy: An Uncommon Introduction to American ...

As a result, this text helps students understand why the U.S. government works as it does. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Thomas Dye, Harmon Zeigler, Louis Schubert, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DYE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dye is used in the context of the following news items.

Kirsten Dunst wants to curl up and dye in a new teaser for Fargo …

The 27-second teaser begins with a woman appearing to wash blood from her hands, but a camera pan reveals that it's actually beautician ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»

The "Colombre" Hair Trend Is The Dye Job Of Your Rainbow …

The half-and-half hair dye is definitely still having a moment, along with cool pixelated hair dye and metallic silver hair dye looks. All of them are worth trying, but ... «Bustle, Jul 15»

Coach Dye made bad call in pushing gambling

When Pat Dye was coaching football, he always stressed that playing the game of football instilled character in young men. Now he is stressing ... «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»

Pete Dye's firm designs new course at Nemacolin Woodlands

Pete Dye's design team has drawn up the layout and will oversee the expansion of the resort's golf facilities, with the new course scheduled to ... «Golf Course Architecture, Jul 15»

Water Soluble Film Market for Detergent, Agrochemical, Water …

The segmentation by application includes detergent packaging, agrochemical packaging, water treatment chemical packaging, dye packaging, ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»

Blake Lively Is Now A Brunette — Adjust Your Worldview Accordingly

Whatever this dye-job was for, we need answers ASAP. For a closer angle, plus a glimpse of a heart-shaped mountain, check out this next ... «Refinery29, Jul 15»

Oregon Football Recruiting: 3-Star Safety Troy Dye Commits to …

The Oregon Ducks picked up another commitment for the Class of 2016 last week when Cornerback Troy Dye became the twelfth member of ... «Autzen Zoo, Jul 15»

5 Quick Root Touch Ups for In-Between Salon Visits

If you dye your hair regularly, chances are your stylist recommends a visit to the salon for touchups every four to six weeks. But for most busy ... «GoodHousekeeping.com, Jul 15»

TOTAL FUN WITH TIE-DYE

... WITH TIE-DYE. Brian Arola. John Lund, 6, left, and Colton Lund, 4, get help in making tie-dye shirts Thursday at the Hibbing Public Library. «Hibbing Daily Tribune, Jul 15»

Gemma Collins looks stony-faced as she steps in a tie-dye pink …

Gemma, 34, squeezed her curves into a skintight pink tie-dye sun dress, which featured a plunging neckline and a thigh-high hem. The former ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»