Meaning & use
green dress
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Meanings
nouncountable
A dress that is green in color.
Grammar: Countable; plural is green dresses. Use a/an or the before it: a green dress, the green dress.
Patterns
- wear a green dress
- a green dress with something
- in a green dress
She wore a simple green dress to the party.
I bought a green dress for the wedding.
The green dress in the window caught my eye.
nouncountable
A particular green dress that is well known or being pointed out.
Grammar: Often used with the when both speaker and listener know which dress is meant.
Patterns
- the green dress
- that green dress
The green dress you lent me is very comfortable.
That green dress looks great on you.
Word forms
| plural | green dresses |
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Common combinations
- wear a green dress
- She decided to wear a green dress to the interview.
- a green dress with flowers
- He gave her a green dress with tiny flowers on it.
- a long green dress
- The actress arrived in a long green dress.
- a green dress code
- The invitation said 'green dress code,' so everyone wore green.
- look good in a green dress
- You look good in a green dress; it suits your eyes.
Synonyms and how they differ
- emerald dress
- More specific: emerald is a bright, deep green, so it describes a particular shade, not just any green.
- frock
- Informal and old-fashioned for a dress; use 'green dress' in normal modern speech.
Word family
Commonly confused: green dress or green skirt?
green dress vs green skirt
A skirt only covers the lower body, while a dress covers the upper body and legs as one piece.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
We normally say 'wear something to an event' when talking about clothes for that occasion. 'At the party' describes where she was, not the purpose; 'on the party' is wrong because 'on' is not used with events like parties; 'for the party' can mean she wore it because of the party, but 'to' is the natural choice for clothing worn at an event.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “green dress”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.