color
verb/ˈkʌlə(r)/
/ˈkʌlər/
(US English) (British English colour)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they color | /ˈkʌlə(r)/ /ˈkʌlər/ |
| he / she / it colors | /ˈkʌləz/ /ˈkʌlərz/ |
| past simple colored | /ˈkʌləd/ /ˈkʌlərd/ |
| past participle colored | /ˈkʌləd/ /ˈkʌlərd/ |
| -ing form coloring | /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to put color on something using paint, colored pencils, etc.
- The children love to draw and color.
- color something How long have you been coloring (= dyeing) your hair?
- color something + adj. He drew a monster and colored it green.
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- [intransitive] color (at something) (of a person or their face) to become red because the person is embarrassed
- She colored at his remarks.
- [transitive] color something to affect something, especially in a negative way
- This incident colored her whole life.
- Don't let your judgment be colored by personal feelings.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- heavily
- strongly
- naturally
- …
put color on something
of face
affect
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