/peɪnt/

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Line drawing of paint
Coloured illustration of paint
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Meaning

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

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Word origin

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

Origin
Old French
Root
peint

Grammar

Verb typeregular (paint, paints, painted)

Examples

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

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

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

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 4: paint, interested, shoe and 7 more words.