shrank

CEFRB2

/ˈʃɹæŋk/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Became smaller in size or amount.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet.

Examples

  • The sweater shrank in the wash.

  • My sweater shrank in the wash.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈʃɹeɪ̯ŋk/

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The expensive wool sweater blank significantly after the hot water machine wash.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

See shrink.