paint - English word #660

Translation

To put colour on a surface with a brush, or to make a picture this way.

Word origin

From Old French peint, the past form of peindre, from Latin pingere, to paint.

Verb typeregular (paint, paints, painted)

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Here "paint" means to put colour on the wall with a brush.

picture .

"Painted" is the past form of "paint".

summer.

"Paints" is the form used with he, she, or it.

colour

What something looks like, such as red, blue, or green.

wall

A tall, flat side of a room or building, or one that stands outside.

red

Having the colour of blood or of a ripe tomato.

blue

Having the colour of the sky on a clear day or of deep sea water.

brush

To move a brush over something to make it clean or tidy.

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