shade
verb/ʃeɪd/
/ʃeɪd/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shade | /ʃeɪd/ /ʃeɪd/ |
| he / she / it shades | /ʃeɪdz/ /ʃeɪdz/ |
| past simple shaded | /ˈʃeɪdɪd/ /ˈʃeɪdɪd/ |
| past participle shaded | /ˈʃeɪdɪd/ /ˈʃeɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form shading | /ˈʃeɪdɪŋ/ /ˈʃeɪdɪŋ/ |
- to prevent direct light from reaching something
- shade somebody/something The courtyard was shaded by high trees.
- shade somebody/something from/against something She shaded her eyes against the sun.
Extra Examples- This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.
- We were completely shaded from the sun by the poplar trees.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- deeply
- lightly
- …
- against
- from
- with
- …
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- [usually passive] shade something to provide a screen for a lamp, light, etc. to make it less bright
- a shaded lamp
- to make a part of a drawing, etc. darker, for example with an area of colour or with pencil lines
- shade something What do the shaded areas on the map represent?
- shade something in I'm going to shade this part in.
- shade something (British English, informal) to win a contest by scoring only a very small number of points, goals, etc. more than your opponent
from direct light
lamp
part of picture
just win
Word OriginOld English sc(e)adu, of Germanic origin. Compare with shadow.
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