yellow
verb/ˈjeləʊ/
/ˈjeləʊ/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they yellow | /ˈjeləʊ/ /ˈjeləʊ/ |
| he / she / it yellows | /ˈjeləʊz/ /ˈjeləʊz/ |
| past simple yellowed | /ˈjeləʊd/ /ˈjeləʊd/ |
| past participle yellowed | /ˈjeləʊd/ /ˈjeləʊd/ |
| -ing form yellowing | /ˈjeləʊɪŋ/ /ˈjeləʊɪŋ/ |
- to become yellow; to make something become yellow
- The cream paint was beginning to yellow.
- be yellowed (with something) The paper was yellowed with age.
Word OriginOld English geolu, geolo, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch geel and German gelb, also to gold.
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