Word a Day
shine
What does shine mean?
shine (verb): to emit or reflect light so as to glow.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use shine in a sentence?
- The sun shone bright that day. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce shine?
/ʃaɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does shine come from?
From Middle English schynen, schinen (preterite schon, past participle schynen), from Old English sċīnan (“to shine, flash; be resplendent”; preterite sċān, past participle sċinen), from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan (“to shine”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to shine
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “shine”?
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What does “shine” mean?
to emit or reflect light so as to glow
Right! That's what “shine” means.
to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Not quite: that's what bring means.
regard something as probable or likely
Not quite: that's what expect means.
get something; come into possession of
Not quite: that's what receive means.
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