shine

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈʃaɪn/ UK /ʃaɪn/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like sign /s/ vs /ʃ/ Sounds like sine /s/ vs /ʃ/

Freq #2870

Meanings

1

verb
To give out or reflect bright light.

The sun shone brightly all afternoon.
2

verb
To point a light at something.

I shone my torch into the dark cave.
3

verb
To polish something until it is bright.

He shined his shoes before the interview.
4

verb
To do something very well and stand out.

She really shines when she performs on stage.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to give out or reflect... beam glow radiate

3 verb · to polish something until... smooth

4 verb · to do something very well... excel

More beshine gleam illuminate illumine

Opposites

adumbrate darken obscure overshadow shade shadow

Word family

Forms shinedshinesshiningshone

Derived forms ashinebackshinebeshinecandleshinecookie-shinecoreshinedewshineearthshineeyeshinefireshineforeshineintershine

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Phrases (1)

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shone through
emitted light that passed through an opening or material

Verb + preposition/particle

Proverbs (2)

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Etymology

From the noun shine, or perhaps continuing Middle English schinen in its causative uses, from Old English scīn (“brightness, shine”), and also Middle English schenen, from Old English scǣnan (“to render brilliant, make shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skainijaną, causative of *skīnaną (“to shine”).

schinen Middle English scīn Old English schenen Middle English scǣnan Old English *skainijaną Proto-Germanic

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# shine

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈʃaɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ʃaɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 2870

## Meanings
1. To give out or reflect bright light.
2. To point a light at something.
3. To polish something until it is bright.
4. To do something very well and stand out.

## Examples
- The sun shone brightly all afternoon.
- I shone my torch into the dark cave.
- He shined his shoes before the interview.
- She really shines when she performs on stage.

## Synonyms
- beam
- beshine
- gleam
- glow
- illuminate
- illumine

## Antonyms
- adumbrate
- darken
- obscure
- overshadow
- shade
- shadow

## Derived Forms
- ashine
- backshine
- beshine
- candleshine
- cookie-shine
- coreshine
- dewshine
- earthshine
- eyeshine
- fireshine
- foreshine
- intershine

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: schinen
- Root: scīn
- Root: schenen
- Root: scǣnan
- Root: *skainijaną

## Etymology
From the noun shine, or perhaps continuing Middle English schinen in its causative uses, from Old English scīn (“brightness, shine”), and also Middle English schenen, from Old English scǣnan (“to render brilliant, make shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skainijaną, causative of *skīnaną (“to shine”).

## AI Etymology
Shine is from the noun shine, or perhaps continuing Middle English schinen in its causative uses, from Old English scīn (“brightness, shine”), and also Middle English schenen, from Old English scǣnan (“to render brilliant, make shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skainijaną, causative of *skīnaną (“to shine”). Important forms in the word's history include Middle English schinen, Old English scīn, Middle English schenen, Old English scǣnan, Proto-Germanic *skainijaną. In current use it includes senses such as To give out or reflect bright light and To point a light at something.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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