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English noun: share | |||
| 1. | share (possession) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | ||
| Samples | He wanted his share in cash. | ||
| Synonyms | part, percentage, portion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assets | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allocation, allotment, allowance, cut, dispensation, dole, interest, piece, profit sharing, ration, slice, split, stake, tranche, way | ||
| Part meronym | earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits | ||
| 2. | share (possession) 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 | ||
| Samples | He bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stock, stock certificate | ||
| Part meronym | stock | ||
| 3. | share (act) the allotment of some amount by dividing something | ||
| Samples | Death gets more than its share of attention from theologians. | ||
| Synonyms | parcel, portion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling | ||
| 4. | share (act) the part played by a person in bringing about a result | ||
| Samples | I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project. They all did their share of the work. | ||
| Synonyms | contribution, part | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | end | ||
| 5. | share (artifact) a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil | ||
| Synonyms | ploughshare, plowshare | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wedge | ||
| Part meronym | moldboard plow, mouldboard plough | ||
English verb: share | |||
| 1. | share (stative) have in common | ||
| Samples | Our children share a love of music. The two countries share a long border. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overlap | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | osculate, partake | ||
| 2. | share (possession) use jointly or in common | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | communalise, communalize, double up, pool | ||
| 3. | share (possession) have, give, or receive a share of | ||
| Samples | We shared the cake. | ||
| Synonyms | partake, partake in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cut in | ||
| 4. | share (possession) give out as one's portion or share | ||
| Synonyms | apportion, deal, divvy up, portion out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribute, give out, hand out, pass out | ||
| Entail | divide, part, separate | ||
| 5. | share (communication) communicate | ||
| Samples | I'd like to share this idea with you. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, intercommunicate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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