Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)

    seine Tränen nicht zurückhalten können

    прослези́тьсяproslezítʹsja, лить слёзыlitʹ sljózy, пролива́ть слёзыprolivátʹ sljózy

  2. (Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang)To take a dram, or glass of spirits.

Examples

38 sentences

  1. It's not likely Tom will shed any tears if Mary gets fired.

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  2. It isn't likely Tom will shed any tears if Mary gets fired.

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  3. It isn't likely that Tom will shed any tears if Mary gets fired.

    ruНе похоже, что Том будет сильно горевать, если Мэри уволят. — sharptoothed

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  4. It's not likely that Tom will shed any tears if Mary gets fired.

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  5. Nobody shed a tear.

    ruНикто и слезинки не проронил. — Wezel

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to cry:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to cry:

Forms

sheds a tear, shedding a tear, shed a tear, shed a tear
Base formshed a tear · to shed a tear
3rd person singularsheds a tear
Present participleshedding a tear
Past simpleshed a tear
Past participleshed a tear

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyshed a tear
he, she, itsheds a tear

Past simpleLesson

all personsshed a tear

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave shed a tear
he, she, ithas shed a tear

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill shed a tear

Word family

1 related words
Relatedshed tears

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sheatheshebangshedC1shedloadsheen
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