shone

CEFRA2

/ʃɒn/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Gave out or reflected light.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

Examples

  • She shone her torch onto the floor before us.

  • Thousands of stars shone in the heavens.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ʃoʊn/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of shine

More examples

In context

  • The last of the sun's rays shone on the grass.

Quick test

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The sun blank brightly all day, so we went to the beach.

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Origin

verb

Anglicized form of Welsh Siôn (“John”).