paint

paint is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /peɪnt/
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Noun

Singular paint

Plural paints

A bucket of green paint.

1. a liquid used to colour something

   There were all sorts of paints at the shop - green, red, and blue.

   Sarah used pink paint to decorate the wall.

Verb

Plain form paint

Third-person singular paints

Past tense painted

Past participle painted

Present participle painting

1. to use paint to colour something

   John painted the wall brown.

2. to use paint to make a picture.

   The child painted a picture of a flower.