green
adjective
of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum.
greened
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past participleof green.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof green.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
greenadjectiveof the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum.
Example Sentences
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The persistent heat will dry out vegetation and increase the chance of fires in grass-dominated areas that greened up after the plentiful rains this winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Secrets of photosynthesis have been discovered at atomic level, shedding important new light on this plant super-power that greened the earth more than a billion years ago.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Some research has found that greening projects are contagious: Neighbors of greened lots start taking better care of their own yards.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
In a randomized controlled trial, our team found that people living near newly greened spaces reported feeling less depressed than those who did not.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2021
Week after week, I returned to Iowa, watching through the plane window as the seasons changed, as the earth slowly greened and the soybean and corn crops grew in ruler-straight lines.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
