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shine
(shīn)v. shone (shōn) or shined, shin·ing, shines
v.intr.
1. To emit light.
2. To reflect light; glint or glisten.
3. To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.
4. To be immediately apparent: Delight shone in her eyes.
v.tr.
1. To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).
2. past tense and past participle shined To make glossy or bright by polishing.
n.
Idioms: 1. Brightness from a source of light; radiance.
2. Brightness from reflected light; luster.
3. A shoeshine.
4. Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.
5. Fair weather: rain or shine.
6. shines Informal Pranks or tricks.
7. Slang Whiskey; moonshine.
8. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.
shine up to Informal
To try to impress or please: shined up to the boss, hoping to get a raise.
take a shine to Informal
To like spontaneously.
[Middle English shinen, from Old English scīnan.]
Usage Note: The verb shine has two different past tenses, shined and shone, and these forms also function as past participles. By tradition, the past tense and past participle shone is used when the verb is intransitive and means "to emit light, be luminous": The full moon shone over the field. The form shined, on the other hand, is normally used when the verb is transitive and means "to direct (a beam of light)" or "to polish," as in He shined his flashlight down the dark staircase or The butler shined the silver. In our 2008 survey, the Usage Panel found both forms acceptable in transitive literal use (shone/shined the light) and in figurative intransitive use (Carolyn always shined/shone at ribbon-cutting ceremonies), but a larger majority preferred the traditional usages (shined the light; shone at ceremonies) over the nontraditional ones, so maintaining the traditional distinction remains a sensible practice.
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shine
(ʃaɪn)vb, shines, shining or shone
1. (intr) to emit light
2. (intr) to glow or be bright with reflected light
3. (tr) to direct the light of (a lamp, etc): he shone the torch in my eyes.
4. (tr; past tense and past participle shined) to cause to gleam by polishing: to shine shoes.
5. (intr) to be conspicuously competent; excel: she shines at tennis.
6. (intr) to appear clearly; be conspicuous: the truth shone out of his words.
n
7. the state or quality of shining; sheen; lustre
8. rain or shine come rain or shine
a. whatever the weather
b. regardless of circumstances
9. (Brewing) informal short for moonshine2
10. informal a liking or fancy (esp in the phrase take a shine to)
[Old English scīnan; related to Old Norse skīna, Gothic skeinan, Old High German scīnan to shine, Greek skia shadow]
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shine
(ʃaɪn)v. shone, esp. for 9,10, shined; shin•ing; v.i.
1. to give forth or glow with light.
2. to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle.
3. (of light) to appear brightly or strongly; glare.
4. to appear unusually animated, as the eyes or face.
5. to excel: to shine in algebra.
v.t. 6. to cause to shine.
7. to direct the light of (a lamp, mirror, etc.).
8. to polish (shoes, silverware, etc.).
9. shine up to, Informal.
n. a. to attempt to impress (a person), esp. in order to gain benefits for oneself.
b. to become esp. attentive to.
10. radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
11. luster; polish.
12. a polish or gloss given to shoes.
13. an act or instance of polishing shoes.
14. Often, shines. a prank or caper.
15. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.)
Idioms: take a shine to, to develop a strong liking for (a person).
[before 900; Middle English s(c)hinen (v.), Old English scīnan, c. Old Frisian skīna, Old Saxon, Old High German skīnan, Old Norse skīna, Gothic skeinan]
usage: Definition 17 is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting.
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shine
Past participle: shone
Gerund: shining
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| Noun | 1. |  shine - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of lightbrightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white |
| Verb | 1. | shine - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" resplend - be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly; "The Queen's garments resplended in velvet and jewels" glare - be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" opalesce - reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce" luminesce - be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence |
| 2. |  shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"beat down - shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers" beacon - shine like a beacon glare - shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us" outshine - shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?" shimmer - shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight" blaze - shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" winkle, twinkle, scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" | |
| 3. | shine - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" spangle - glitter as if covered with spangles shimmer - give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk | |
| 4. | shine - be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 5. | shine - be clear and obvious; "A shining example" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 6. |  shine - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" | |
| 7. | shine - throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on that window, please" | |
| 8. |  shine - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" | |
| 9. |  shine - experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" | |
| 10. | shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" gloss - give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing |
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shine
verb
1. gleam, flash, beam, glow, sparkle, glitter, glare, shimmer, radiate, twinkle, glimmer, glisten, emit light, give off light, scintillate It is a mild morning and the sun is shining.
3. be outstanding, stand out, excel, star, be successful, be distinguished, steal the show, be conspicuous, be pre-eminent, stand out in a crowd He conspicuously failed to shine academically.
noun
1. polish, gloss, sheen, glaze, lustre, patina The wood has been recently polished to bring back the shine.
2. brightness, light, sparkle, radiance There was a sparkle about her, a shine of anticipation.
take a shine to something or someone take a fancy to, be captivated by, have a crush on, find attractive, have a thing about, start to like, start to fancy, grow attracted to Seems to me you've taken quite a shine to her.
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shine
verb2. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:
3. To be in one's prime:
Idioms: cut a figure, make a splash.
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Translations
تَلْميعلَمَعان، بَريقيُشْرِق، يُشِعيَصْقُليَلْمَعُ
svítitvyleštěnízářezářitcídit
skinnebrillereglanslysepolering
brili
kiiltääkirkkausloistaaloistavuusloiste
svijetliti
cipõfényesítésjeleskedikragyográirányítja a lámpát
gljápússa, bursta; fægjaskara fram úrskin, ljómi, gljáiskína, lÿsa
光る卓越照らす目立つ磨く
빛나다
blizginimassublizgėti
izceltiesmirdzētnospodrinātspīdētspīdināt
leštenieposvietiťsvietiťvylešteniezaskvieť sa
leskloščenjeloščitiosvetlitisijati
skinastrålablankablänkablankhet
ทำให้ส่องแสง
chiếu sángsoi sángtỏa sáng
shine
[ʃaɪn] (shone (vb: pt, pp))A. N (= brilliance) → brillo m, lustre m
to give sth a shine → sacar brillo a algo
to take the shine off sth (lit) → deslustrar algo (fig) → deslucir algo, quitar a algo su encanto
come rain or shine → haga el tiempo que haga
to take a shine to sb → tomar simpatía por algn
to give sth a shine → sacar brillo a algo
to take the shine off sth (lit) → deslustrar algo (fig) → deslucir algo, quitar a algo su encanto
come rain or shine → haga el tiempo que haga
to take a shine to sb → tomar simpatía por algn
B. VT
1. (shined (pt, pp)) (= polish) → sacar brillo a, pulir
C. VI
shine down VI + ADV [sun, moon, stars] → brillar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shine
[ˈʃaɪn] n
(= sheen) (on hair, silver, shoes, floor, fabric) → brillant m
(= action) to give sth a shine [+ shoes, floor, silver] → faire briller qch
to take a shine to sb → se prendre tout de suite d'amitié pour qn
vb [shone] (pt, pp)
vi
[eyes, hair, shoes, metal] → briller
vt
(= polish) [+ shoes, furniture, silver] → faire briller
to shine a torch → s'éclairer avec une lampe électrique
The man walked slowly towards her, shining the flashlight → L'homme s'avançait lentement vers elle, s'éclairant avec une lampe électrique.
to shine a light on sth → braquer une lampe sur qch
to shine a torch in sb's eyes → éblouir qn avec une lampe
The man walked slowly towards her, shining the flashlight → L'homme s'avançait lentement vers elle, s'éclairant avec une lampe électrique.
to shine a light on sth → braquer une lampe sur qch
to shine a torch in sb's eyes → éblouir qn avec une lampe
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shine
vb: pret, ptp <shone>n → Glanz m; to give one’s shoes a shine → seine Schuhe polieren or blank putzen; shine, sir? → Schuhe putzen, der Herr?; to have a shine → glänzen; to put a shine on something → etw blank polieren; (fig) → einer Sache (dat) → (den richtigen) Glanz geben; to take the shine off something (lit, fig) → einer Sache (dat) → den Glanz nehmen; she’s taken a real shine to Oxford/my brother (inf) → Oxford/mein Bruder hat es ihr wirklich angetan ? rain
vt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shine
[ʃaɪn]1. (shone (pt, pp)) vi → (ri)splendere, brillare
the light was shining in his eyes → aveva la luce negli occhi
the light was shining under the door → si vedeva la luce sotto la porta
the metal shone in the sun → il metallo risplendeva al sole
her face shone with happiness → il suo viso splendeva di felicità
her eyes shone with joy → i suoi occhi brillavano di gioia
to shine at maths (fig) → brillare in matematica
the light was shining in his eyes → aveva la luce negli occhi
the light was shining under the door → si vedeva la luce sotto la porta
the metal shone in the sun → il metallo risplendeva al sole
her face shone with happiness → il suo viso splendeva di felicità
her eyes shone with joy → i suoi occhi brillavano di gioia
to shine at maths (fig) → brillare in matematica
2. vt (shone or shined (pt, pp))
3. n (of sun, metal) → lucentezza, splendore m
to give sth a shine → dare una lucidata a qc
those shoes have got a good shine → quelle scarpe luccicano
to take the shine off sth → far perdere il lucido a qc (fig) → offuscare qc
to take a shine to sb (fig) → prendere qn in simpatia
come rain or shine ... → qualunque tempo faccia..., col bello o col cattivo tempo...
to give sth a shine → dare una lucidata a qc
those shoes have got a good shine → quelle scarpe luccicano
to take the shine off sth → far perdere il lucido a qc (fig) → offuscare qc
to take a shine to sb (fig) → prendere qn in simpatia
come rain or shine ... → qualunque tempo faccia..., col bello o col cattivo tempo...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shine
(ʃain) – past tense, past participle shone (ʃon, (American) ʃoun) – verb1. to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something. The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.
2. to be bright. She polished the silver till it shone.
3. (past tense, past participle shined) to polish. He tries to make a living by shining shoes.
4. (often with at) to be very good (at something). He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.
noun1. brightness; the state of being well polished. He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.
2. an act of polishing. I'll just give my shoes a shine.
ˈshining adjective very bright and clear; producing or reflecting light; polished. a shining star; The windows were clean and shining.
ˈshiny adjective glossy; reflecting light; polished. a shiny cover on a book; a shiny nose; shiny shoes.
ˈshininess nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
shine
→ يَلْمَعُ zářit skinne leuchten λάμπω relucir kiiltää briller svijetliti splendere 光る 빛나다 schijnen skinne zaświecić brilhar светить skina ทำให้ส่องแสง parlamak chiếu sáng 闪亮Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009