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tint

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Colourstinttint1 /tΙͺnt/ noun [countable] 1 CCa small amount of a particular colour SYN shade, hue paper with a yellowish tintβ–Ί see thesaurus at colour2 CCan artificial colour that is used to slightly change the colour of your hair red tints in her hairExamples from the Corpustintβ€’ But by this time the entire issue had acquired too strong a tint of partisan politics, and no action was taken.β€’ It was October, and the leaves had begun to take on their warm autumn tints.β€’ The glass had a bluish tint to it, like ice.β€’ Upon those sturdy, well-defined bones the clear, even tint seemed translucent.β€’ Petal colors include every tint between white and pink.β€’ The varietal typically has a slight pinkish-gray tint.β€’ All his really popular works belong to the former category, with its strongly Impressionist tint.β€’ The sun shining on her head gave her hair an attractive red tint.β€’ Colouration: Golden upper surface occasionally with red tints, pale yellow lower surface.β€’ For those who have used soft chalk pastels and know their way around the tints I would advise loose pastels.Related topics: Colourstinttint2 verb [transitive] CCto slightly change the colour of something, especially hair β†’ dyeβ†’ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustintβ€’ As he had expected, Grigoriev's skin was tinted faintly golden, the result of prolonged use of Longivex.β€’ She looks very much like Crilly, though her hair is cut and tinted like a soap opera actress.Origin tint1 (1700-1800) tinct β€œtint” ((17-19 centuries)), from Latin tinctus, from tingere; β†’ TINGE2
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Verb table
tint
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theytint
he, she, ittints
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theytinted
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave tinted
he, she, ithas tinted
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad tinted
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill tint
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have tinted
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam tinting
he, she, itis tinting
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you, we, theyare tinting
Past
I, he, she, itwas tinting
you, we, theywere tinting
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been tinting
he, she, ithas been tinting
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been tinting
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be tinting
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been tinting
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