Meaning of "green" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREEN

Old English grēne; related to Old High German gruoni.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF GREEN

green  [ɡriːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEN

Green 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 green in English.

WHAT DOES GREEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Green

Green is a color on the spectrum of visible light, located between blue and yellow. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength of roughly 495–570 nm. In the subtractive color system, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combination of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; in the RGB color model, used on television and computer screens, it is one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue, which are mixed in different combinations to create all other colors. The modern English word green comes from the Middle English and Anglo-Saxon word grene, from the same Germanic root as the words "grass" and "grow". It is the color of growing grass and leaves and as a result is the color most associated with springtime, growth and nature. By far the largest contributor to green in nature is chlorophyll, the chemical by which plants photosynthesize and convert sunlight into energy. Many creatures have adapted to their green environments by taking on a green hue themselves as camouflage. Several minerals have a green color, including the emerald, which is colored green by its chromium content.

Definition of green in the English dictionary

The first definition of green in the dictionary is any of a group of colours, such as that of fresh grass, that lie between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum in the wavelength range 575–500 nanometres. Green is the complementary colour of magenta and with red and blue forms a set of primary colours related adjective verdant. Other definition of green is a dye or pigment of or producing these colours. Green is also something of the colour green.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GREEN

PRESENT

Present

I green

you green

he/she/it greens

we green

you green

they green

Present continuous

I am greening

you are greening

he/she/it is greening

we are greening

you are greening

they are greening

Present perfect

I have greened

you have greened

he/she/it has greened

we have greened

you have greened

they have greened

Present perfect continuous

I have been greening

you have been greening

he/she/it has been greening

we have been greening

you have been greening

they have been greening

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 greened

you greened

he/she/it greened

we greened

you greened

they greened

Past continuous

I was greening

you were greening

he/she/it was greening

we were greening

you were greening

they were greening

Past perfect

I had greened

you had greened

he/she/it had greened

we had greened

you had greened

they had greened

Past perfect continuous

I had been greening

you had been greening

he/she/it had been greening

we had been greening

you had been greening

they had been greening

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

FUTURE

Future

I will green

you will green

he/she/it will green

we will green

you will green

they will green

Future continuous

I will be greening

you will be greening

he/she/it will be greening

we will be greening

you will be greening

they will be greening

Future perfect

I will have greened

you will have greened

he/she/it will have greened

we will have greened

you will have greened

they will have greened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been greening

you will have been greening

he/she/it will have been greening

we will have been greening

you will have been greening

they will have been greening

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would green

you would green

he/she/it would green

we would green

you would green

they would green

Conditional continuous

I would be greening

you would be greening

he/she/it would be greening

we would be greening

you would be greening

they would be greening

Conditional perfect

I would have green

you would have green

he/she/it would have green

we would have green

you would have green

they would have green

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been greening

you would have been greening

he/she/it would have been greening

we would have been greening

you would have been greening

they would have been greening

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you green
we let´s green
you green

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to green

Past participle

greened

Present Participle

greening

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 «GREEN»

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

synonyms of green

callow · common · conservationist · covetous · credulous · ecological · envious · environment-friendly · environmentalist · fresh · grassplot · grassy · green-collar · grudging · gullible · ignorant · ill · immature · inexperienced · inexpert · ingenuous · innocent · jealous · lawn · leafy · naive · nauseous · new · ozone-friendly · pale · raw · resentful · sick · sward · tree-hugger · turf · under the weather · unhealthy · unpolished · unpractised · unripe · unsophisticated · untrained · unversed · verdant · verdurous · wan · wet behind the ears

TRANSLATION OF GREEN

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 绿色的
• Translator English - Spanish: verde
• English: green
• Translator English - Hindi: हरे रंग
• Translator English - Arabic: أَخْضَر
• Translator English - Russian: зеленый
• Translator English - Portuguese: verde
• Translator English - Bengali: সবুজ
• Translator English - French: vert
• Translator English - Malay: Hijau
• Translator English - German: grün
• Translator English - Japanese: 緑色の
• Translator English - Korean: 녹색의
• Translator English - Javanese: Ijo
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xanh lá cây
• Translator English - Tamil: பச்சை
• Translator English - Marathi: हिरवा
• Translator English - Turkish: yeşil
• Translator English - Italian: verde
• Translator English - Polish: zielony
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зелений
• Translator English - Romanian: verde
• Translator English - Greek: πράσινος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Groen
• Translator English - Swedish: grön
• Translator English - Norwegian: grønn

10 QUOTES WITH «GREEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word green.

1

Diane Ackerman

As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved health and well-being, renewable resources, reliable food supply, and relief to the environment.

2

Saffron Aldridge

I've never drunk coffee. I'm convinced it has something to do with why my skin is good. I have either mint, green or black tea.

3

Rick Atkinson

The spring of 1942 was given over to a very impassioned, strategic debate about where we should first attack in counterpunching against the Germans and Italians. The British argued very persuasively on the part of Winston Churchill, prime minister, that this was a very green American Army, green soldiers, green commanders.

4

Nuno Bettencourt

I wanted to do the whole album in black and white, and it really killed me that when you see it in the light it's got green in it. I don't know what the hell that was about.

5

Preet Bharara

I don't eat green things, no vegetables.

6

Norman Borlaug

The green revolution has an entirely different meaning to most people in the affluent nations of the privileged world than to those in the developing nations of the forgotten world.

7

Robert Cailliau

Because I'm a synesthete I see characters in colors and I perceive a W as green.

8

Howie Carr

You know the green grifters have no argument when they start raising the 'no blood for oil' cry on the blogs. Excuse me, if Obama's make-sure-your-tires-are-properly-inflated administration would simply allow more energy production here in the U.S., that wouldn't be a problem very long, would it?

9

Jonathan Carroll

Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything in the rain various shades of green and brown.

10

Hayden Christensen

I wish they taught green screen acting classes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEN»

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

The Negro

This is the classic history of the African peoples in Africa and the New World, a repudiation of the absurd belief, widely held in the post-Civil War period, that Africans had no civilization but the one foisted upon them by their ...

W. E. B. Du Bois, 2007

The Fault in Our Stars

' Bliss 'If you need inspiration when it comes to making the most of a moment, this one is for you' Mizz 'Exploring the funny, thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in love, this is a life-affirming tale of two teenagers who are ...

John Green, 2012

The New Rules of Green Marketing: Strategies, Tools, and ...

This book takes the best of Ottman’s previous groundbreaking work it into the 21st century.

Jacquelyn Ottman, 2011

Green Economics: An Introduction to Theory, Policy and Practice

This highly readable text provides an introduction to green economics including views on taxation, welfare, money, economic development and employment through the work of its inspirational figures including Schumacher, Robertson and ...

Molly Scott Cato, 2012

Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout

"Expanded and updated edition incorporates data from more than 100 new studies, shedding light on the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of various campaign tactics, including door-to-door canvassing, e-mail, direct mail, and telephone calls ...

Donald P. Green, Alan S. Gerber, 2008

Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative ...

The bestselling reference to sustainable construction, updated with online resource tie-ins, features more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs that follow the actual erection of an alternative building from site selection to final-touch ...

Clarke Snell, Tim Callahan, 2009

Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America's Smaller ...

And yet, Catherine Tumber argues in this provocative book, America's gritty Rust Belt cities could play a central role in a greener, low-carbon, relocalized future.As we wean ourselves from fossil fuels and realize the environmental costs ...

Catherine Tumber, 2011

Handbook of Green Chemicals

Environmentally Safe ? Environmentally Friendly ? Halogen-Free ? HAP's-Free ? Low Global WarmingLow Ozone-Depleting ? Nonozone-Depleting ? Low Vapor Pressure ? Noncarcinogenic ? Non-CFC ? Non-HCFCNonhazardous ? Nontoxic ? Recyclable ?

‎2004

Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental ...

For the responsible business leader, this volume provides plenty of (organic) food for thought.

Daniel Esty, Andrew Winston, 2009

Green Illusions: The Dirty Secrets of Clean Energy and the ...

We have a consumption crisis. And this book, which takes aim at cherished assumptions regarding energy, offers refreshingly straight talk about what’s wrong with the way we think and talk about the problem.

Ozzie Zehner, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEN»

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

Green Day's "American Idiot" rocks the Beck: Review

My husband and I have seen more than a few rock musicals in New York City so I was tentative about how a local production of Green Day's ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»

Sources: Jarrett Bush suspended 4 games

If the Green Bay Packers re-sign Jarrett Bush, they will have to wait until Week 5 to put him on the field. Jarrett Bush played for the Packers from ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

Green City Market BBQ brings 80-plus restaurants to Lincoln Park …

The Green City Market Chef BBQ is the organization's largest ... Green City Market, the twice-a-week farmers market in Lincoln Park and, now, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

Athletic resolve helped Danielle Green recover from life-altering injury

Atop a police station she had been helping to guard in Iraq in 2004, Danielle Green knew she was badly hurt. But then a feeling came over her: ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

Comic-Con 2015: It Looks Like Oliver Will Become Green Arrow in …

By Alex OsbornIt seems almost certain that Oliver Queen will finally be going by the superhero name Green Arrow in the upcoming fourth ... «IGN, Jul 15»

Clean, green and personalized: Try this healthy spinach-mushroom …

Researchers say you'll live a longer, happier, and healthier life if you consume less meat and more clean, plant-based protein. I say, my ... «Today.com, Jul 15»

Boise State's blue turf temporarily gives way to green grass

Say it isn't so: Boise State's famed blue turf -- the most instantly recognizable college football field in the country -- has turned a prosaic green. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

Deadpool trashed The Green Lantern at Comic-Con

While attendees probably would have loved for him to continue roasting Green Lantern—“And what was with the bad guy being an avalanche ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»

The 'unlawful presence' law could prevent an undocumented …

Q. My U.S. citizen brother wants to petition for a green card for his 36-year-old unmarried niece. She has been here illegally for more than 20 ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Green chile prominently featured in sushi roll

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Green chile, it's not just for hamburgers and burritos any longer. More and more Japanese restaurants around New ... «KRQE News 13, Jul 15»