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adjective | noun | verb blackblack1 /blæk/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective ETYMOLOGYblack1Origin: Old English blæc ► jet-black She has jet-black (=very dark black) hair. ► pitch black The room was pitch black (=completely dark). ► black with soot/age/dirt firefighters whose faces are black with soot ► black day It was a black day (=when something very bad happens) for the peace process. ► black look Denise gave me a black look. 1 COLOR having the darkest color, like coal or night: a shiny black car The letters were white on a black background. She has jet-black (=very dark black) hair.2NO LIGHT very dark because there is no light: The room was pitch black (=completely dark).3PEOPLE (also Black) a)belonging to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin: Most of the students at Dorsey High are black. b)[only before noun] relating to or concerning black people: politics from a black perspective contemporary Black music4COFFEE black coffee does not have milk or cream in it: Do you take your coffee black?5DIRTY very dirty: My hands were black from working on the car.black with soot/age/dirt firefighters whose faces are black with soot6a black mark (against somebody) if there is a black mark against you, someone has a bad opinion of you because of something you have done: It is almost impossible to borrow money if you have any black marks against you.7WITHOUT HOPE sad and without much hope for the future SYN gloomy: Tony was in a black mood. a black period in our history It was a black day (=when something very bad happens) for the peace process.8HUMOR making jokes about serious subjects, especially death: The humor is as black as his shoes. → black comedy, black humor9ANGRY full of feelings of anger or hate: Denise gave me a black look.10EVIL literary very bad SYN evil: black deeds[Origin: Old English blæc] → see also blackly—blackness noun [countable] adjective | noun | verb blackblack2 ●●● S2 W2 noun ► in black You look good in black (=wearing black clothes). 1[uncountable] the dark color of night or coal: Black is his favorite color. You look good in black (=wearing black clothes).2[countable] (also Black) someone who belongs to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin → white: The laws were used to discriminate against blacks.3be in the black to have more money than you owe OPP be in the red4[uncountable] black paint, color, makeup, etc.: Put some more black around your eyes. adjective | noun | verb blackblack3 verb VERB TABLEblack |
Present | I, you, we, they | black | | he, she, it | blacks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | blacked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have blacked | | he, she, it | has blacked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had blacked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will black | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have blacked |
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Present | I | am blacking | | he, she, it | is blacking | | you, we, they | are blacking | Past | I, he, she, it | was blacking | | you, we, they | were blacking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been blacking | | he, she, it | has been blacking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been blacking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be blacking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been blacking |
black out phrasal verb1 to become unconscious SYN faint, pass out: The clerk was hit on the head and blacked out.2 black something ↔ out to put a dark mark over something so that it cannot be seen: The censors had blacked out several words.3 black something ↔ out to hide or turn off all the lights in a town or city, especially during war → see also blackout |