shine

English

/ʃaɪn/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To emit light.
  • (intransitive) To reflect light.
  • (intransitive) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
  • (intransitive) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
  • (intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
  • (intransitive) To be immediately apparent.
  • (transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
  • (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light.
  • (US) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English shinen inherited from Old English scīnan inherited from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną (shine, appear).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skīnaną

Gloss

shine, appear

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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