Meaning of "gray" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GRAY

gray  [ɡreɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAY

Gray is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

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 adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

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

See the conjugation of the verb gray in English.

WHAT DOES GRAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grey

Grey or gray is an intermediate color between black and white. Grey is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is a color "without color." It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of ash and of lead. The first recorded use of grey as a color name in the English language was in AD 700. Grey is the dominant spelling in European and Commonwealth English, although gray remained in common usage in the UK until the second half of the 20th century. Gray has been the preferred American spelling since approximately 1825, although grey is an accepted variant.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRAY

PRESENT

Present

I gray

you gray

he/she/it grays

we gray

you gray

they gray

Present continuous

I am graying

you are graying

he/she/it is graying

we are graying

you are graying

they are graying

Present perfect

I have grayed

you have grayed

he/she/it has grayed

we have grayed

you have grayed

they have grayed

Present perfect continuous

I have been graying

you have been graying

he/she/it has been graying

we have been graying

you have been graying

they have been graying

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 grayed

you grayed

he/she/it grayed

we grayed

you grayed

they grayed

Past continuous

I was graying

you were graying

he/she/it was graying

we were graying

you were graying

they were graying

Past perfect

I had grayed

you had grayed

he/she/it had grayed

we had grayed

you had grayed

they had grayed

Past perfect continuous

I had been graying

you had been graying

he/she/it had been graying

we had been graying

you had been graying

they had been graying

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

FUTURE

Future

I will gray

you will gray

he/she/it will gray

we will gray

you will gray

they will gray

Future continuous

I will be graying

you will be graying

he/she/it will be graying

we will be graying

you will be graying

they will be graying

Future perfect

I will have grayed

you will have grayed

he/she/it will have grayed

we will have grayed

you will have grayed

they will have grayed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been graying

you will have been graying

he/she/it will have been graying

we will have been graying

you will have been graying

they will have been graying

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gray

you would gray

he/she/it would gray

we would gray

you would gray

they would gray

Conditional continuous

I would be graying

you would be graying

he/she/it would be graying

we would be graying

you would be graying

they would be graying

Conditional perfect

I would have gray

you would have gray

he/she/it would have gray

we would have gray

you would have gray

they would have gray

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been graying

you would have been graying

he/she/it would have been graying

we would have been graying

you would have been graying

they would have been graying

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gray
we let´s gray
you gray

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gray

Past participle

grayed

Present Participle

graying

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.

TRANSLATION OF GRAY

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 灰
• Translator English - Spanish: gris
• English: gray
• Translator English - Hindi: ग्रे
• Translator English - Arabic: الرمادي
• Translator English - Russian: серый
• Translator English - Portuguese: cinza
• Translator English - Bengali: ধূসর
• Translator English - French: gris
• Translator English - Malay: Kelabu
• Translator English - German: grau
• Translator English - Japanese: グレー
• Translator English - Korean: 회색
• Translator English - Javanese: Abu-abu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: màu xám
• Translator English - Tamil: சாம்பல்
• Translator English - Marathi: राखाडी
• Translator English - Turkish: gri
• Translator English - Italian: grigio
• Translator English - Polish: szary
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сірий
• Translator English - Romanian: gri
• Translator English - Greek: γκρι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: grys
• Translator English - Swedish: grå
• Translator English - Norwegian: grå

10 QUOTES WITH «GRAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gray.

1

Brooke Astor

I had a job; I was, during the war, a nurse, a 'Gray Lady.' We wore a veil and a gray dress.

2

Bryan Batt

Gray is great. People think gray is a neutral, but I think it's such a moody, intense, dramatic and sexy color. It's very sleek.

3

Alison Bechdel

It's a hard thing to age a character because you can't really suddenly give someone gray hair.

4

Alison Bechdel

Even drawing gray hair at all is difficult to render in black and white.

5

Ashley Benson

I like edgy but classic looks - like Chanel mixed with Alexander McQueen. My personal style is edgier. My closet is just black, gray, and white. I'm more comfortable in darker colors and leather jackets.

6

A. Scott Berg

By the '40s, Sam Goldwyn is a very serious man. By the '50s, he's the dean of American producers. To the end, he was Hollywood's gray eminence.

7

Mike Birbiglia

What I always studied in screenwriting from my mentor John Glavin was that the most interesting characters are characters with shades of gray.

8

Bono

Convictions, in the end, they can be dangerous, but a world without them is just kind of an awful kind of gray, amorphous mass.

9

Van Wyck Brooks

Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.

10

Bobbi Brown

I used the stormy gray and heather brown shadows from the Lilac Rose Eye Palette to create a soft smokey eye for Veronica Beard's Spring 2013 show. The look was dramatic but delicate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAY»

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

Fifty Shades of Grey

When Anastasia Steele, a young literature student, interviews wealthy young entrepreneur Christian Grey for her campus magazine, their initial meeting introduces Anastasia to an exciting new world that will change them both forever.

E. L. James, 2011

Between Shades of Gray

"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both.

Ruta Sepetys, 2011

The Connected Company

Connected companies have the advantage, because they learn and move faster than their competitors. In 'The Connected Company', we examine what they're doing, how they're doing it, and why it works.

Dave Gray, 2012

Liberalism

In this new edition, John Gray argues that whereas liberalism was the political theory of modernity, it is ill equipped to cope with the dilemmas of the postmodern condition.

John Gray, 1995

Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals

Will Self, in the New Statesman, called Straw Dogs his book of the year: "I read it once, I read it twice and took notes . . . I thought it that good." "Nothing will get you thinking as much as this brilliant book" (Sunday Telegraph).

John Gray, 2007

Watching Race: Television and the Struggle for Blackness

"With a new introduction, Herman Gray's classic investigation of television and race shows how the meaning of blackness on-screen has changed over the years by examining the portrayal of blacks on series such as The Jack Benny Show and Amos ...

Herman Gray, 2004

The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle

J. Glenn Gray entered the army in May 1941, having been drafted on the same day he achieved his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University.

Jesse Glenn Gray, 1958

Show Sold Separately: Promos, Spoilers, and Other Media ...

Show Sold Separately gives critical attention to this ubiquitous but often overlooked phenomenon, examining paratexts like DVD bonus materials for The Lord of the Rings, spoilers for Lost, the opening credits of The Simpsons, Star Wars ...

Jonathan Gray, 2010

Going Gray, Looking Great!: The Modern Woman's Guide to ...

Women will discover the splendor of gray hair in this breakthrough beauty bible from a leading fashion authority. Full-color pictures by celebrity photographer Peter Freed.

Diana Lewis Jewell, 2004

Eileen Gray

The life and works of the modern furniture designer.

Penelope Rowlands, Marisa Bartolucci, Raul Cabra, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAY»

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

A's Sonny Gray already drawing comparisons to Verlander, King Felix

Gray, 25, has been starting in the big leagues for almost two years, and in his second full season he is compared to pitchers with much more ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»

Sonny Gray: The ace that got away from Red Sox

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Sonny Gray throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels last ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»

Sonny Gray's Oakland Athletics defeat Corey Kluber's Cleveland …

Oakland Athletics righty Sonny Gray dominated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, throwing a two-hitter in a 2-0 victory at Progressive Field. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»

Angels' Hector Santiago replaces A's Sonny Gray on AL All-Star roster

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Hector Santiago will replace Oakland Athletics pitcher Sonny Gray on the American League All-Star roster, Major ... «SI.com, Jul 15»

Animal in Natick attacks was likely a rabid gray fox

Natick police say the animal that reportedly attacked two females in Natick on Saturday was likely a rabid gray fox, which by now is probably ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

Kershaw, Santiago join All-Stars, replacing Scherzer, Gray

Two other Sunday All-Star team changes: Angels pitcher Hector Santiago is on for A's pitcher Sonny Gray on the AL team, and Brewers ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

Gamble pays off for driver, Bowman Gray racing

When officials at Bowman Gray Stadium Racing decided to spice things up this year by throwing some money at the drivers in the Modified ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»

Sonny Gray: 'I don't think I am going to get traded'

“I just don't think I am going to get traded,” he said. Gray is currently 10-3 with a 2.04 ERA, the second-best mark in the majors. The 25-year-old ... «WEEI.com, Jul 15»

CJRW Names Darin Gray Chairman and CEO

CJRW of Little Rock on Monday announced that Darin Gray, the company's president since February 2014, will also assume the roles of CEO ... «Arkansas Business Online, Jul 15»

Comic-Con 2015: F. Gary Gray on 'Straight Outta Compton' and …

Don't try to tie F. Gary Gray down. The director of Friday, The Italian Job and this summer's Straight Outta Compton – a biopic about the rise of ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»