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adjective | noun | verb whitewhite1 /waɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective ETYMOLOGYwhite1Origin: Old English hwit ► pure/snow white pure white teeth ► white as a sheet Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale). 1 COLOR having the color of milk, salt, or snow: white daisiespure/snow white pure white teeth2PEOPLE a)belonging to the race of people with pale skin who originally come from Europe b)relating to or used by white people: a white neighborhood3PALE looking pale, because of illness, strong emotion, etc.: Are you OK? You’re white as a sheet (=extremely pale).4WINE white wine is a pale yellow5a white Christmas/Thanksgiving etc. a Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. when there is snow[Origin: Old English hwit]—whiteness noun [uncountable] adjective | noun | verb whitewhite2 ●●● S2 W3 noun ► in white The children were dressed in white. 1COLOR [uncountable] the color of milk, salt, or snow: The children were dressed in white.2PEOPLE [countable] (also White) someone who belongs to the race of people with pale skin who were originally from Europe: Whites still make up a majority of the U.S. population.3WINE [countable, uncountable] wine that is pale yellow in color: Californian whites are selling well.4EYE [countable] science, biology the white part of your eye5EGG [countable, uncountable] science, biology the part of an egg that surrounds the yolk (=yellow part) and becomes white when cooked6CLOTHES whites [plural] a)white clothes, sheets, etc., which are separated from dark colored clothes when they are washed b)white clothes that are worn for some sports, such as tennis adjective | noun | verb whitewhite3 verb VERB TABLEwhite |
Present | I, you, we, they | white | | he, she, it | whites | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | whited | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have whited | | he, she, it | has whited | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had whited | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will white | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have whited |
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Present | I | am whiting | | he, she, it | is whiting | | you, we, they | are whiting | Past | I, he, she, it | was whiting | | you, we, they | were whiting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been whiting | | he, she, it | has been whiting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been whiting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be whiting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been whiting |
white something out phrasal verb to cover something written on paper, especially a mistake, with a special white liquid so that it cannot be seen anymore |