shadow

shad·ow  (shd)

n.

1. An area that is not or is only partially irradiated or illuminated because of the interception of radiation by an opaque object between the area and the source of radiation.

2. The rough image cast by an object blocking rays of illumination. See Synonyms at shade.

3. An imperfect imitation or copy.

4. shadows The darkness following sunset.

5. A feeling or cause of gloom or unhappiness: The argument cast a shadow on their friendship.

6.

a. A nearby or adjoining region; vicinity: grew up in the shadow of the ballpark.

b. A dominating presence or influence: spent years working in the shadow of the lab director.

7.

a. A darkened area of skin under the eye. Often used in the plural.

b. An incipient growth of beard that makes the skin look darker.

8. A shaded area in a picture or photograph.

9. A mirrored image or reflection.

10. A phantom; a ghost.

11.

a. One, such as a detective or spy, that follows or trails another.

b. A constant companion.

c. Sports A player who guards an opponent closely.

12. A faint indication; a foreshadowing.

13. A vestige or inferior form: shadows of their past achievements.

14. An insignificant portion or amount; a trace: beyond a shadow of a doubt.

15. Shelter; protection: under the shadow of their corporate sponsor.

v. shad·owed, shad·ow·ing, shad·ows

v.tr.

1. To cast a shadow on; shade.

2. To make gloomy or dark; cloud.

3. To represent vaguely, mysteriously, or prophetically.

4. To darken in a painting or drawing; shade in.

5. To follow, especially in secret; trail.

6. Sports To guard (an opponent) closely throughout the playing area, especially in ice hockey.

v.intr.

1. To change by gradual degrees.

2. To become clouded over as if with shadows: Her face shadowed with sorrow.

adj.

Not having official status: a shadow government of exiled leaders; a shadow cabinet.

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[Middle English, from Old English sceaduwe, oblique case of sceadu, shade, shadow.]

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shadow·er n.

Word History: Shade and shadow are not only related in meaning; historically they are the same word. In Old English, the ancestor of Modern English spoken a thousand years ago, nouns were inflected; that is, they had different forms depending on how they were used in a sentence. One of the inflected forms of the Old English noun sceadu, translatable as either "shade" or "shadow," was sceaduwe; this form was used when the word was preceded by a preposition (as in in sceaduwe, "in the shade, in shadow"). As time went on these two forms of the same word were interpreted as two separate words. The same thing happened to other Old English words, too: our mead and meadow come from two different case-forms of the same Old English word for "meadow."

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shadow

Noun

1. a dark image or shape cast on a surface when something stands between a light and the surface

2. a patch of shade

3. the dark portions of a picture

4. a hint or faint trace: a shadow of a doubt

5. a person less powerful or vigorous than his or her former self

6. a threatening influence: news of the murder cast a shadow over the village

7. a person who always accompanies another

8. a person who trails another in secret, such as a detective

Adjective

Brit & Austral designating a member or members of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power: the shadow chancellor

Verb

1. to cast a shade or shadow over

2. to make dark or gloomy

3. to follow or trail secretly [Old English sceadwe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shadow - shade within clear boundaries         shade, shadiness, shadowiness - relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" umbra - a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light penumbra - a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
	2.	shadow - an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" darkness, dark scene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
	3.	shadow - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, apparition flying saucer, UFO, unidentified flying object - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins Flying Dutchman - a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope ghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook, shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" illusion, semblance - an erroneous mental representation
	4.	shadow - a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness" boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
	5.	shadow - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" vestige, tincture, trace footprint - a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
	6.	shadow - refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow" recourse, refuge, resort - something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
	7.	shadow - a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father" presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"
	8.	shadow - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements shadower, tail follower - someone who travels behind or pursues another spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
	9.	shadow - an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow" follower - someone who travels behind or pursues another
Verb	1.	shadow - follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her" follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
	2.	shadow - cast a shadow over shade, shade off darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
	3.	shadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" dwarf, overshadow overtop, overlook, command, dominate - look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

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shadow

noun 1. silhouette, shape, outline, profile

noun 2. shade, dimness, darkness, gloom, cover, protection, shelter, dusk, obscurity, gloaming Scot. (poetic) gathering darkness

verb 3. shade, screen, shield, darken, overhang, cast a shadow over

verb 4. follow, dog, tail (informal) trail, stalk, spy on

Translations

shadow [ˈʃædəu] n → sombra

vt (= follow) → seguir y vigilar;

without or beyond a shadow of doubt → sin lugar a dudas

shadow [ˈʃædəu] n → ombre f

vt (= follow) → filer;

without or beyond a shadow of doubt → sans l'ombre d'un doute

shadow [ˈʃædəu] n → Schatten m

vt (follow) → beschatten;

without or beyond a shadow of a doubt → ohne den geringsten Zweifel

shadow [ˈʃædəu] n → ombra

vt (= follow) → pedinare;

without or beyond a shadow of doubt → senz'ombra di dubbio

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shadow

n shadow [ˈʃӕdəu]

1 (a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light We are in the shadow of that building.skaduweeظِل، خَيالсянкаstínskyggeder Schattenίσκιος, σκιάsombravariسايهvarjoombreצֵלपरछाईsjena, sjenkaárnyékbayang-bayangskuggiombra影그림자šešėlisēnabayang-bayangschaduwskyggecieńsombraumbrăтеньtieňsencasenkaskuggaเงาgölge蔭，陰影處тіньکسی جسم کا سایہbóng râm荫，阴影处

2 (in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.skadu'sظَلام، عَتْمَهмракpřítmímørkeder Schattenσκοτάδιαsombrapimeduse variسياهيvarjotobscuritéצֵלछायाtama, mrakhomálykegelapanmyrkuroscurità, buio暗がり어둠, 컴컴함tamsakrēsla; pustumsatempat gelapschemerduistermørket, skyggenciemność, półmroksombraobscu­ritateсумеркиprítmiemraksenkaskuggor, mörker, dunkelความมืดkaranlık yer(房間的)陰暗部分напівтемрява, морокروشنی کی قلت کی وجہ سے بننے والا سایہbóng tối（房间的）阴暗部分

3 a dark patch or area You look tired – there are shadows under your eyes.kringeبُقْعَة مُظْلِمَهсенки под очитеstínyskyggeder Schattenμαύρος κύκλος, μαύρη περιοχήojeravariكبوديvarjocerneצְלַלִיתछायाभास, मरीचिकाsjenovito mjesto, tamno mjestoárnyékgaris hitambaugarocchiaia暗い影검은 반점šešėlisēnabayang-bayang hitamdonkere plekskyggecieńolheiracearcăneтемные кругиkruhkolobarpodočnjakmörka ringarรอยคล้ำใต้ตาmorluk黑區синяки, синьці (під очима)سیاح دھبہdấu vết, gợn黑区

4 a very slight amount There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.minشَيء قَليل، ذَرَّه منни най-малкоstínskyggedie Spurίχνος, μικρή ποσότηταsombravariاندكhäiväombre (de)שֶׁמֶץसुक्ष्मsitnica, traga kétség árnyékasedikitvotturombraわずか극소량; 흔적truputismazumiņšsedikit punzweemskygge, anelse, smulecieńsombraurmă (de)намёк, теньtieňtrohicatrunkaskugga, spårปริมาณน้อยiz, eser絲毫натяк, тіньبہت تھوڑاchút丝毫

v

1 to hide or darken with shadow A broad hat shadowed her face.afskermيُخْفي، يُظَلِّل، يَحْجِبпомрачавам(za)stínitskygge forbeschattenσκιάζω, κρύβωhacer sombravarjamaسايه افكندنvarjostaaombrager qqch.לְהַאֲפִילछाया डालनाzasjeniti, potamnitibeárnyékolmenggelapkanskyggja áfare ombra暗くする...을 그늘지게 하다(pri)dengtiaizsegt; apēnotmenutupi atau membayangibeschaduwenskygge for, skjulezacieniaćensombrara umbriзатенять, заслонять(za)tieniťskritizaklonitiskugga, kasta en skugga överหลบgölgelen(dir)mek遮蔽затіняти, затулятиسایہ سے گہرا یا پوشیدہ کرناche bóng遮蔽

2 to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc We shadowed him for a week.volgيَتَعَقَّبдебнаsledovatskyggebeschattenπαρακολουθώ κπ., κατασκοπεύωseguir la pista(varjuna) jälitamaسايه به سايه تعقيب كردنvarjostaafiler qqnלַעֲקוֹבपीछे लगनाslijediti kao sjena, promatrati(nyomon) követmembayangihafa náið eftirlit meðpedinare尾行する...을 미행하다sektiizsekot (kādu)mengekorischaduwenskyggeśledzićseguira filaследовать по пятамsledovaťzasledovatipratitiskuggaติดตามอย่างลับ ๆyakından izlemek尾隨іти слідом, таємно стежитиکسی کا تعاقب کرناtheo dõi尾随

adj ˈshadowy

1 full of shadows shadowy corners.skadurykظَليل، مُعْتِمсенчестstinnýskyggefulddunkelσκιερόςsombríovarjurikasتاريكvarjoisasombreאָפוּף צֵלछायावत्sjenovit, hladovitárnyékosgelapskuggsællombroso影になった그림자에 싸인, 그림자가 있는tamsusēnains; krēslainsteduhschaduwrijkskyggefullcienistycheio de sombraîntunecatтенистыйtienistýsenčensenovitskuggigมีร่มเงาgölgelik, loş多蔭的тінистий; затіненийسایہ دارđầy bóng tối多荫的

2 dark and indistinct A shadowy figure went past.donker, vaeغَيْر واضِح المَعالِمнеясенvágnískyggeagtigschattenhaftσκοτεινός, θαμπόςvagohämarنامشخصhämärävagueמְעוּרפַּלअस्पष्टtaman, nejasanbizonytalangelap dan tidak jelasóskÿr, óljósvago, incertoぼやけた몽롱한, 아련［희미］한kaip šešėlis, neryškusneskaidrs; izplūdis; rēgainsyang gelap dan tidak jelasschimmigutydelig, skyggeaktigniewyraźnyindistintovagтёмный, неясныйnejasnýnejasenmračanskugglikมืดมัวbelirsiz, gölge gibi模糊的туманний, невиразнийدھندلا، غیر واضحlờ mờ模糊的

n ˈshadowiness

vaagheidظَلامِيَّه، ظَلاليَّهзасенченостnezřetelnostskyggeagtigheddie Schattigkeitσκιερότητα, θαμπάδαsombravarjulisusتاريكيvarjoisuuscaractère vagueעִרפּוּלअस्पष्टताsjenovitostárnyasság, bizonytalanságkegelapanþað að vera óljósvaghezza暗やみ어두움, 몽롱tamsumasēnainība; neskaidrībaketidakjelasanschaduwrijkheid, schimmigheidskyggefullhet, utydelighetcienistość, mglistośćsombracaracter vagтенистостьnejasnosťnejasnostsenovitostskuggighetความมีร่มเงาbelirsizlik; gölgelilik蔭影затіненість; туманністьابہامsự lờ mờ荫影

worn to a shadow

made thin and weary through eg hard work She was worn to a shadow after months of nursing her sick husband.maer, uitgeputيَهْزُل ويَتْعَبмного съм отслабналvyčerpaný, pouhý stín dřívějškavære en skygge af sig selvder Schattenέχω αδυνατίσει λόγω σκληρής δουλειάςa la sombra reducido de lo que fueainult vari järelپوست و استخوان شدنvain varjo entisestäänqui n'est plus que l'ombre de soi-mêmeצֵל אָדָםबेहद कमजोर पड़नाjako smršaviti, postati sjenamég az árnyéka sem a réginekkarena kerja kerasvera skugginn af sjálfum sérridotto all'ombra疲れ切る앙상하게 야윈pasidaręs panašus į šešėlį, nusibaigęsnovājējis un paguris; kļuvis kā ēnamenjadi kurus dan tidak bermayauitgemergeldav seg selv bare en skyggewyczerpanyreduzido a uma sombracare nu mai e decât o umbrăизмученный, истощённый(tak) vyčerpaný, že je už len ako tieňzelo shujšaniznuritifullständigt utslitenอิดโรยiğne ipliğe dönmek瘦得不成樣子змарнілий, як тіньمحنت اور مشقت کی وجہ سے دبلا ہو جاناlo đến rạc người瘦得不成样子