Meaning of "white" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHITE

Old English hwīt; related to Old Frisian hwīt, Old Saxon hwīt, Old Norse hvītr, Gothic hveits, Old High German hwīz (German weiss).

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

PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE

white  [waɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE

White 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 white in English.

WHAT DOES WHITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

White

White is the color of milk and fresh snow, the color produced by the combination of all the colors of the visible spectrum. As a symbol, white is the opposite of black, and often represents light in contrast with darkness. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, white is the color most often associated with innocence, perfection, the good, honesty, cleanliness, the beginning, the new, neutrality, lightness, and exactitude.

Definition of white in the English dictionary

The first definition of white in the dictionary is consisting of all the colours of the spectrum or produced by certain mixtures of three additive primary colours, such as red, green, and blue. Other definition of white is comparatively white or whitish-grey in colour or having parts of this colour. White is also having pale-coloured or white skin, fur, or feathers.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WHITE

PRESENT

Present

I white

you white

he/she/it whites

we white

you white

they white

Present continuous

I am whiting

you are whiting

he/she/it is whiting

we are whiting

you are whiting

they are whiting

Present perfect

I have whited

you have whited

he/she/it has whited

we have whited

you have whited

they have whited

Present perfect continuous

I have been whiting

you have been whiting

he/she/it has been whiting

we have been whiting

you have been whiting

they have been whiting

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 whited

you whited

he/she/it whited

we whited

you whited

they whited

Past continuous

I was whiting

you were whiting

he/she/it was whiting

we were whiting

you were whiting

they were whiting

Past perfect

I had whited

you had whited

he/she/it had whited

we had whited

you had whited

they had whited

Past perfect continuous

I had been whiting

you had been whiting

he/she/it had been whiting

we had been whiting

you had been whiting

they had been whiting

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

FUTURE

Future

I will white

you will white

he/she/it will white

we will white

you will white

they will white

Future continuous

I will be whiting

you will be whiting

he/she/it will be whiting

we will be whiting

you will be whiting

they will be whiting

Future perfect

I will have whited

you will have whited

he/she/it will have whited

we will have whited

you will have whited

they will have whited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been whiting

you will have been whiting

he/she/it will have been whiting

we will have been whiting

you will have been whiting

they will have been whiting

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would white

you would white

he/she/it would white

we would white

you would white

they would white

Conditional continuous

I would be whiting

you would be whiting

he/she/it would be whiting

we would be whiting

you would be whiting

they would be whiting

Conditional perfect

I would have white

you would have white

he/she/it would have white

we would have white

you would have white

they would have white

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been whiting

you would have been whiting

he/she/it would have been whiting

we would have been whiting

you would have been whiting

they would have been whiting

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you white
we let´s white
you white

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to white

Past participle

whited

Present Participle

whiting

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 «WHITE»

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

synonyms of white

ashen · bloodless · ghastly · grey · grizzled · hoary · like death warmed up · pale · pallid · pasty · silver · snowy · wan · waxen · wheyfaced

TRANSLATION OF WHITE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 白的
• Translator English - Spanish: blanco
• English: white
• Translator English - Hindi: सफेद
• Translator English - Arabic: أَبْيَض
• Translator English - Russian: белый
• Translator English - Portuguese: branco
• Translator English - Bengali: সাদা
• Translator English - French: blanc
• Translator English - Malay: Putih
• Translator English - German: weiß
• Translator English - Japanese: 白い
• Translator English - Korean: 흰
• Translator English - Javanese: putih
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trắng
• Translator English - Tamil: வெள்ளை
• Translator English - Marathi: पांढरा
• Translator English - Turkish: beyaz
• Translator English - Italian: bianco
• Translator English - Polish: biały
• Translator English - Ukrainian: білий
• Translator English - Romanian: alb
• Translator English - Greek: λευκός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wit
• Translator English - Swedish: vit
• Translator English - Norwegian: hvit

10 QUOTES WITH «WHITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word white.

1

Karen Abbott

In the sudden absence of husbands, fathers, brothers and beaus, white Southern women discovered a newfound freedom - one that simultaneously granted them more power in relationships and increased their likelihood of heartbreak.

2

Eden Ahbez

Some white people hate black people, and some white people love black people, some black people hate white people, and some black people love white people. So you see it's not an issue of black and white, it's an issue of Lovers and Haters.

3

Muhammad Ali

I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.'

4

Lemon Andersen

I'm a suspicious mulatto, which means I'm too black to be white and too white to be doing it right.

5

Mary Hunter Austin

Over the tops of it, beginning to dusk under a young white moon, trailed a wavering ghost of smoke, and at the end of it I came upon the Pocket Hunter making a dry camp in the friendly scrub.

6

Josephine Baker

My people have a country of their own to go to if they choose... Africa... but, this America belongs to them just as much as it does to any of the white race... in some ways even more so, because they gave the sweat of their brow and their blood in slavery so that many parts of America could become prosperous and recognized in the world.

7

Xavier Becerra

Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans.

8

Derrick Bell

Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do.

9

Nate Berkus

Twitter is a place where you share your thoughts, yourself... you don't want a plain white backdrop for that. You want the entire page to say something about who you are. Designer or not, if the urge strikes you, go for it. Put up that watercolor you've never shown anyone. Take a photo of that hat you just knitted... whatever it is, share it.

10

Larry Bird

The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE»

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

Black and White

Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story?

David Macaulay, 2005

The White Album

"All of the essays manifest not only [Didion's] intelligence but an instinct for details that continue to emit pulsations in the reader's memory and a style that is spare, subtly musical in its phrasing and exact.

Joan Didion, 1990

White

White people are not literally or symbolically white, yet they are called white.

Richard Dyer, 1997

White-Collar Crime: The Essentials: The Essentials

This is an easily-supplemented resource for any course that covers white collar crime.

Brian K. Payne, 2012

White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology

With an assemblage of leading scholars, this collection explores the possibilities and necessary dethroning of current social research practices.

Tukufu Zuberi, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, 2008

E.B. White: A Biography

A biography of the popular American children's author recounts his childhood, his education at Cornell, and his long association with the New Yorker magazine Here is a richly detailed and vivid biography of the man who wrote 'Charlotte's ...

Scott Elledge, 1986

White Collar: The American Middle Classes

This landmark volume demonstrates how the conditions and styles of middle class life--originating from elements of both the newer lower and upper classes--represent modern society as a whole.

C. Wright Mills, 2002

The History of White People

A story filled with towering historical figures, The History of White People closes a huge gap in literature that has long focused on the non-white and forcefully reminds us that the concept of “race” is an all-too-human invention whose ...

Nell Irvin Painter, 2011

Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime

From Enron to Martha Stewart, white-collar crime has become a topic of almost daily news. Is it greed, arrogance, naivete, elitism, or merely a reflection of our times?

Lawrence M. Salinger, 2005

White-Collar Crime: Detection, Prevention and Strategy in ...

Executive positions involved in crime, white-collar crime analysis, response to crime suspicion, corporate social responsibility, and corporate reputation damage and repair are some of the core topics of this book.

Petter Gottschalk, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE»

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

Billy Pierce, White Sox Power Pitcher in the 1950s, Dies at 88

Billy Pierce, the Chicago White Sox left-hander with a blazing fastball who became one of baseball's leading pitchers of the 1950s, died on Friday in Palos ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

White Sox-Red Sox Preview

The acquisition of Jeff Samardzija was one of the many moves the Chicago White Sox made in the offseason that had them believing they could make a run at ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»

2005 White Sox take another bow in celebration of World Series …

Former Chicago White Sox players wave to fans during a 2005 World Series ... White Sox's 2005 celebration continues Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field. About the ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

White Sox exude rare optimism at the break

CHICAGO -- It was not a first half of the season to make the Chicago White Sox feel like contenders, but the immediate run up to the all-star break did make them ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

Walkoff home run in 11th inning lifts White Sox over Blue Jays

Adam Eaton's walkoff home run in the 11th inning lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Eaton hammered a ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

White Sox likely sellers at trade deadline, but who's appealing?

But the White Flag trade of 1997, when the Sox trailed the Indians by only 3 1/2 games at the trade deadline, remains one of the seminal moments in team ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»

Sunday's recap: Tigers 5, White Sox 4

The Tigers came back from a four-run deficit to win 5-4 on James McCann's walk-off home run on an 0-2 pitch from Zach Putnam. The Sox are 2-4 on the trip ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»

White Supremacist Who Influenced Charleston Suspect Donated to …

The leader of a white supremacist group that apparently influenced Dylann Roof, the suspect in the killing of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

I Sometimes Don't Want to Be White Either

Rachel Dolezal is a fascinating case study in White racial identity development.* She is stuck in the immersion/emersion stage, in which White people, having ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

Position play needed for White Sox in draft

CHICAGO -- The Major League Baseball first-year player draft can be a fickle process and perhaps no team understands that better than the Chicago White Sox. «ESPN, Jun 15»