painted

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past simple and past participle of

to cover a surface with paint:

[ + obj + adj ] We've painted the bedroom blue.

I've been painting all morning.

paint over I'll need to paint over (= cover with another layer of paint) these dirty marks on the wall.

to make a picture using paints:

All these pictures were painted by local artists.

If you paint your nails or face, you put make-up on that part of your body:

She painted her nails bright red.