dye
verb/daɪ/
/daɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dye | /daɪ/ /daɪ/ |
| he / she / it dyes | /daɪz/ /daɪz/ |
| past simple dyed | /daɪd/ /daɪd/ |
| past participle dyed | /daɪd/ /daɪd/ |
| -ing form dyeing | /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ /ˈdaɪɪŋ/ |
- to change the colour of something, especially by using a special liquid or substance
- dye something to dye fabric
- dye something + adj. She dyed her hair blonde.
- dyed black hair
Word OriginOld English dēag (noun), dēagian (verb). The noun is not recorded from Old English to the late 16th cent., when it was re-formed from the verb.Want to learn more?
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