/red/
Translation
Having the colour of blood or of a ripe tomato.
Word origin
From Old English read, the common Germanic colour word.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- read
Examples
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"Red" tells us the colour of the dress.
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Here "red" describes the colour of the apple.
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Here "red" describes a change of colour in his face.
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(4)Grammar articles
(7)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, neither do I, and the words you are allowed to leave out
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Past perfect tense: had plus past participle, and when English actually needs it
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
Used to, would and be used to: talking about past habits and states in English
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