blue
/bluː/
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Definition

adjective

The colour of the sky on a clear day and of deep water.

Grammar Notes

Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a blue sky', or after verbs: 'the sky is blue'. Common collocations: blue eyes, sky blue, navy blue, blue jeans, out of the blue (meaning unexpected).

Cultural Notes

Blue is one of the most popular colours in the world and is often associated with trust, calm, and sadness. In English, feeling 'blue' means feeling sad. 'Blueprint' originally referred to a type of technical drawing.

Example Sentences

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"The sky is blue today."

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"He has blue eyes."

Practice Quiz

1. The sky is ___.
2. 'Out of the blue' means:

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