shine
Brightness from a source of lightBrightness from a source of light.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)Brightness from a source of light.
Schein
светsvet, сия́ниеsijánije
сві́тлоsvítlo
(countable, uncountable)Brightness from reflected light.
Glanz
блескblesk, сия́ниеsijánije
блискblysk, ся́йвоsjájvo
(countable, uncountable)Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
Brillanz, Glanz, Bravour
блескblesk
блискblysk
(countable, uncountable)Shoeshine.
(countable, uncountable)Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).
(countable, slang, uncountable)Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
(countable, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncountable)A black person.
(countable, uncountable)The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A liking for a person; a fancy.
She's certainly taken a shine to you.
(archaic, countable, slang, uncountable)A caper; an antic; a row.
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Examples
618 sentencesI will go, rain or shine.
Хай там як, я піду. — tikan0
ruЯ пойду в любом случае. — Olya
The sun doesn't shine at night.
Вночі сонце не світить. — ascolto
ruНочью солнце не светит. — marafon
deDie Sonne scheint nachts nicht. — MUIRIEL
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
The stars are shining in the sky.
Зорі сяють на небі. — deniko
ruЗвёзды сияют на небе. — Hellerick
deDie Sterne funkeln am Himmel. — Sudajaengi
How can it be so cold when the sun is shining?
Як може бути настільки холодно, коли сяє сонце? — deniko
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English shinen, schinen (preterite schon, past participle schinen), from Old EFrom 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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Forms
plural: shinesSynonyms
40 synonyms- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light:radianceradiancyeffulgencerefulgencerefulgency
Word family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- rain or shine
- sun is shining
- is shining brightly
- shining brightly