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The correct spelling is green.
How to pronounce green
/ɡɹiːn/
adjectiveIPA: /ɡɹiːn/
Say it like: Gree-n
The correct spelling is green. Having green as its color. For example: "The former flag of Libya is fully green."
Usage Examples
“The former flag of Libya is fully green.”
“Sally looks pretty green — is she going to be sick?”
“John's kind of green, so take it easy on him this first week.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Having green as its color.
- 2.(of people) Sickly, unwell.
- 3.Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
- 4.(of people) Inexperienced.
- 5.(of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.
noun
- 1.The colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll; the colour between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum; one of the primary additive colour for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and blue from white light using cyan and yellow filters.
- 2.(sometimes capitalised) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
- 3.A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
- 4.(bowls) The surface upon which bowls is played.
- 5.One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
verb
- 1.To make (something) green, to turn (something) green.
- 2.To become or grow green in colour.
- 3.To add greenspaces to (a town, etc.).
- 4.To become environmentally aware.
- 5.To make (something) environmentally friendly.
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