shine
To emit or reflect light so as to glowTo emit or reflect light so as to glow.
» I will go, rain or shine.
Я пойду в любом случае.
Я в любом случае пойду.
Я в любом случае поеду.
Я поеду в любом случае.
Я пойду во что бы то ни стало.
Я поеду во что бы то ни стало.
Хай там як, я піду.
Meaning
10 senses(copulative, intransitive)To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
leuchten, scheinen
свети́тьsvetítʹ, сия́тьsijátʹ, свети́тьсяsvetítʹsja
світи́тиsvitýty, сяя́тиsjajáty
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
(copulative, intransitive)To reflect light.
glänzen
блесте́тьblestétʹ, сия́тьsijátʹ
блища́тиblyščáty, ся́ятиsjájaty
throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
(copulative, intransitive)To distinguish oneself; to excel.
My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.
glänzen, brillieren
блиста́тьblistátʹ, сия́тьsijátʹ
блища́тиblyščáty, ся́ятиsjájaty
(copulative, intransitive)To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
(copulative, intransitive)To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
be distinguished or eminent
(copulative, intransitive)To be immediately apparent.
(transitive)To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.
(transitive)To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.
in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them
make (a surface) shine
(transitive)To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.
polieren, bohnern
полирова́тьpolirovátʹ, чи́ститьčístitʹ
(transitive)To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
Examples
618 sentencesI will go, rain or shine.
Хай там як, я піду.
ruЯ пойду в любом случае.
The sun doesn't shine at night.
Вночі сонце не світить.
ruНочью солнце не светит.
deDie Sonne scheint nachts nicht.
We'll be there rain or shine.
Ми там будемо за будь-якої погоди.
ruМы будем там во что бы то ни стало.
The stars are shining in the sky.
Зорі сяють на небі.
ruЗвёзды сияют на небе.
deDie Sterne funkeln am Himmel.
How can it be so cold when the sun is shining?
Як може бути настільки холодно, коли сяє сонце?
Translations
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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”).
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”).
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Forms
shines, shining, shone, shonePhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
52 synonyms- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light:beam
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly:fallstrike
- be bright by reflecting or casting light:reflect
- make (a surface) shine:polishsmoothsmoothen
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion:glowbeamradiate
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink:glowbeamradiate
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- rain or shine
- sun is shining
- is shining brightly
- shining brightly