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SHARE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
Example:
they all did their share of the work
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("share" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "share"):
end (the part you are expected to play)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The allotment of some amount by dividing something
Example:
death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("share" is a kind of...):
allocation; allotment; apportioning; apportionment; assignation; parceling; parcelling (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan)
Derivation:
share (give out as one's portion or share)
share (have, give, or receive a share of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
Synonyms:
ploughshare; plowshare; share
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("share" is a kind of...):
wedge (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)
Holonyms ("share" is a part of...):
moldboard plow; mouldboard plough (plow that has a moldboard)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Example:
he wanted his share in cash
Synonyms:
part; percentage; portion; share
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("share" is a kind of...):
assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "share"):
allocation; allotment (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
cut (a share of the profits)
profit sharing (a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business)
interest; stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something)
split (a promised or claimed share of loot or money)
piece; slice (a share of something)
allowance (an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period))
ration (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
way (a portion of something divided into shares)
dole (a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given)
dispensation (a share that has been dispensed or distributed)
tranche (a portion of something (especially money))
Holonyms ("share" is a part of...):
earnings; lucre; net; net income; net profit; profit; profits (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
Derivation:
share (have, give, or receive a share of)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
Example:
he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("share" is a kind of...):
stock; stock certificate (a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation)
Holonyms ("share" is a part of...):
stock (the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity))
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they share ... he / she / it shares
Past simple: shared
Past participle: shared
-ing form: sharing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Communicate
Example:
I'd like to share this idea with you
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "share" is one way to...):
communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
sharing (sharing thoughts and feelings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Give out as one's portion or share
Synonyms:
apportion; deal; divvy up; portion out; share
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "share" is one way to...):
distribute; give out; hand out; pass out (give to several people)
"Share" entails doing...:
divide; part; separate (come apart)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
share (the allotment of some amount by dividing something)
sharer (someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share)
sharing (a distribution in shares)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Have, give, or receive a share of
Example:
We shared the cake
Synonyms:
partake; partake in; share
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "share" is one way to...):
acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "share"):
cut in (allow someone to have a share or profit)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
share (the allotment of some amount by dividing something)
share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
sharer (someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Use jointly or in common
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "share" is one way to...):
apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "share"):
double up (share a room or a bed designed for only one person)
pool (combine into a common fund)
communalise; communalize (make something the property of the commune or community)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
sharing (using or enjoying something jointly with others)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Have in common
Example:
The two countries share a long border
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "share" is one way to...):
overlap (coincide partially or wholly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "share"):
partake (have some of the qualities or attributes of something)
osculate (have at least three points in common with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Derivation:
sharing (having in common)
Context examples:
A female relative who is a sibling of the biological father, and who both share a common ancestor.
(Biological Paternal Aunt, NCI Thesaurus)
She had not even a share in his opening compliments.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
NCK2 shares 68% amino acid identity with NCK-alpha; most differences occur outside the SH2/SH3 domains.
(NCK Adaptor Protein 2, NCI Thesaurus)
NAG shares 83 to 86% identity with orthologous mammalian proteins.
(Neuroblastoma-Amplified Sequence, NCI Thesaurus)
TNK1 shares highest homology with ACK, especially in the kinase and putative SH3 domains.
(Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 1, NCI Thesaurus)
"Try it, honey. Let's hear the sound of the baby pianny," said Hannah, who always took a share in the family joys and sorrows.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
A female who shares with her sibling the genetic makeup inherited from one or both of their shared biological parents.
(Biological Sister, NCI Thesaurus)
A male relative who is a sibling of either of the biological parents, and who share a common ancestor.
(Biological Uncle, NCI Thesaurus)
It was torturing to me to hear them talk of occurrences in which I had had no share.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
‘I trust that I have my share,’ I said.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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