Meaning

10 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Brightness from a source of light.

    Schein

    светsvet, сия́ниеsijánije

    сві́тлоsvítlo

  2. (countable, uncountable)Brightness from reflected light.

    Glanz

    блескblesk, сия́ниеsijánije

    блискblysk, ся́йвоsjájvo

  3. (countable, uncountable)Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.

    Brillanz, Glanz, Bravour

    блескblesk

    блискblysk

  4. (countable, uncountable)Shoeshine.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).

  6. (countable, slang, uncountable)Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.

  7. (countable, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncountable)A black person.

  8. (countable, uncountable)The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

  9. (countable, slang, uncountable)A liking for a person; a fancy.

    She's certainly taken a shine to you.

  10. (archaic, countable, slang, uncountable)A caper; an antic; a row.

More definitions
  • the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

Examples

618 sentences
  1. I will go, rain or shine.

    Хай там як, я піду. — tikan0

    ruЯ пойду в любом случае. — Olya

  2. The sun doesn't shine at night.

    Вночі сонце не світить. — ascolto

    ruНочью солнце не светит. — marafon

    deDie Sonne scheint nachts nicht. — MUIRIEL

  3. We'll be there rain or shine.

    Ми там будемо за будь-якої погоди. — deniko

    ruМы будем там во что бы то ни стало. — marafon

  4. The stars are shining in the sky.

    Зорі сяють на небі. — deniko

    ruЗвёзды сияют на небе. — Hellerick

    deDie Sterne funkeln am Himmel. — Sudajaengi

  5. How can it be so cold when the sun is shining?

    Як може бути настільки холодно, коли сяє сонце? — deniko

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
brightness from a source of light:
brightness from reflected light:
Русский
By meaning 2
brightness from a source of light:
brightness from reflected light:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
brightness from a source of light:
brightness from reflected light:
excellence in quality or appearance:

Origin

From Middle English shinen, schinen (preterite schon, past participle schinen), from Old E

From Middle English shinen, schinen (preterite schon, past participle schinen), from Old English sċīnan (“to shine, flash; be resplendent”; preterite sċān, past participle sċinen), from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan (“to shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną (“to shine”).

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