adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ʃɛːd/
General-American:/ʃɛɹd/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ʃeːd/
New-Zealand:/ʃeəd/without the cheer–chair merger
/ʃiəd/New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
Scotland:/ʃeɹd/
/ʃɜː(ɹ)d/Lancashire, fair–fur merger
rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)d
homophone: sheared (cheer–chair merger)
homophone: shirred (fair–fur merger)
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of share
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
have in common; held or experienced in common
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei
a shared interest in philately
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unshared
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: divided, divided up, shared out
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُشْتَرَك
(muštarak)
— used by multiple agents
Azerbaijani:
ortaq
— used by multiple agents
Bashkir:
уртаҡ
(urtaq)
— used by multiple agents
Bashkir:
берлектәге
(berlektəge)
— used by multiple agents
Catalan:
compartit
— used by multiple agents
Czech:
sdílený
— used by multiple agents
Dutch:
gedeeld
— used by multiple agents
Dutch:
gezamenlijk
— used by multiple agents
Dutch:
verdeeld
— used by multiple agents
Esperanto:
komuna
— used by multiple agents
Finnish:
jaettu
— used by multiple agents
Finnish:
yhteinen
— used by multiple agents
Georgian:
საზიარო
(saziaro)
— used by multiple agents
Georgian:
საერთო
(saerto)
— used by multiple agents
German:
gemeinsam
— used by multiple agents
German:
geteilt
— used by multiple agents
German:
verteilt
— used by multiple agents
Gothic:
𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃
(gamains)
— used by multiple agents
Ingrian:
yhtein
— used by multiple agents
Latin:
consors
— used by multiple agents
Latin:
partiarius
— used by multiple agents
Plautdietsch:
schoarich
— used by multiple agents
Polish:
wspólny
— used by multiple agents
Polish:
dzielony (z kimś)
— used by multiple agents
Polish:
współdzielony
— used by multiple agents
Portuguese:
compartilhado
— used by multiple agents
Romanian:
distribuit
— used by multiple agents
Romanian:
împărțit
— used by multiple agents
Russian:
о́бщий
(óbščij)
— used by multiple agents
Russian:
совме́стный
(sovméstnyj)
— used by multiple agents
