shad·ow (sh d  )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. [Middle English, from Old English sceaduwe, oblique case of sceadu, shade, shadow.] shad ow·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." |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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"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 | |
| 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"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" | |
| 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 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 darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room" | |
| 3. | shadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" |
shadow
Translations
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
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. skaduwee ظِل، خَيال сянка stín skygge der Schatten ίσκιος, σκιά sombra vari سايه varjo ombre צֵל परछाई sjena, sjenka árnyék bayang-bayang skuggi ombra 影 그림자 šešėlis ēna bayang-bayang schaduw skygge cień sombra umbră тень tieň senca senka skugga เงา gölge 蔭，陰影處 тінь کسی جسم کا سایہ bóng râm 荫，阴影处
2 (in plural withthe) 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's ظَلام، عَتْمَه мрак přítmí mørke der Schatten σκοτάδια sombra pimeduse vari سياهي varjot obscurité צֵל छाया tama, mrak homály kegelapan myrkur oscurità, buio 暗がり 어둠, 컴컴함 tamsa krēsla; pustumsa tempat gelap schemerduister mørket, skyggen ciemność, półmrok sombra obscuritate сумерки prítmie mrak senka skuggor, mörker, dunkel ความมืด karanlık yer (房間的)陰暗部分 напівтемрява, морок روشنی کی قلت کی وجہ سے بننے والا سایہ bóng tối （房间的）阴暗部分
3 a dark patch or area You look tired – there are shadows under your eyes. kringe بُقْعَة مُظْلِمَه сенки под очите stíny skygge der Schatten μαύρος κύκλος, μαύρη περιοχή ojera vari كبودي varjo cerne צְלַלִית छायाभास, मरीचिका sjenovito mjesto, tamno mjesto árnyék garis hitam baugar occhiaia 暗い影 검은 반점 šešėlis ēna bayang-bayang hitam donkere plek skygge cień olheira cearcăne темные круги kruh kolobar podočnjak mörka ringar รอยคล้ำใต้ตา morluk 黑區 синяки, синьці (під очима) سیاح دھبہ dấu vết, gợn 黑区
4 a very slight amount There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money. min شَيء قَليل، ذَرَّه من ни най-малко stín skygge die Spur ίχνος, μικρή ποσότητα sombra vari اندك häivä ombre (de) שֶׁמֶץ सुक्ष्म sitnica, trag a kétség árnyéka sedikit vottur ombra わずか 극소량; 흔적 truputis mazumiņš sedikit pun zweem skygge, anelse, smule cień sombra urmă (de) намёк, тень tieň trohica trunka skugga, spår ปริมาณน้อย iz, eser 絲毫 натяк, тінь بہت تھوڑا chút 丝毫
v
1 to hide or darken with shadow A broad hat shadowed her face. afskerm يُخْفي، يُظَلِّل، يَحْجِب помрачавам (za)stínit skygge for beschatten σκιάζω, κρύβω hacer sombra varjama سايه افكندن varjostaa ombrager qqch. לְהַאֲפִיל छाया डालना zasjeniti, potamniti beárnyékol menggelapkan skyggja á fare ombra 暗くする ...을 그늘지게 하다 (pri)dengti aizsegt; apēnot menutupi atau membayangi beschaduwen skygge for, skjule zacieniać ensombrar a umbri затенять, заслонять (za)tieniť skriti zakloniti skugga, kasta en skugga över หลบ gölgelen(dir)mek 遮蔽 затіняти, затуляти سایہ سے گہرا یا پوشیدہ کرنا che bóng 遮蔽
2 to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc We shadowed him for a week. volg يَتَعَقَّب дебна sledovat skygge beschatten παρακολουθώ κπ., κατασκοπεύω seguir la pista (varjuna) jälitama سايه به سايه تعقيب كردن varjostaa filer qqn לַעֲקוֹב पीछे लगना slijediti kao sjena, promatrati (nyomon) követ membayangi hafa náið eftirlit með pedinare 尾行する ...을 미행하다 sekti izsekot (kādu) mengekori schaduwen skygge śledzić seguir a fila следовать по пятам sledovať zasledovati pratiti skugga ติดตามอย่างลับ ๆ yakından izlemek 尾隨 іти слідом, таємно стежити کسی کا تعاقب کرنا theo dõi 尾随
adj shadowy
1 full of shadows shadowy corners. skaduryk ظَليل، مُعْتِم сенчест stinný skyggefuld dunkel σκιερός sombrío varjurikas تاريك varjoisa sombre אָפוּף צֵל छायावत् sjenovit, hladovit árnyékos gelap skuggsæll ombroso 影になった 그림자에 싸인, 그림자가 있는 tamsus ēnains; krēslains teduh schaduwrijk skyggefull cienisty cheio de sombra întunecat тенистый tienistý senčen senovit skuggig มีร่มเงา gölgelik, loş 多蔭的 тінистий; затінений سایہ دار đầy bóng tối 多荫的
2 dark and indistinct A shadowy figure went past. donker, vae غَيْر واضِح المَعالِم неясен vágní skyggeagtig schattenhaft σκοτεινός, θαμπός vago hämar نامشخص hämärä vague מְעוּרפַּל अस्पष्ट taman, nejasan bizonytalan gelap dan tidak jelas óskÿr, óljós vago, incerto ぼやけた 몽롱한, 아련［희미］한 kaip šešėlis, neryškus neskaidrs; izplūdis; rēgains yang gelap dan tidak jelas schimmig utydelig, skyggeaktig niewyraźny indistinto vag тёмный, неясный nejasný nejasen mračan skugglik มืดมัว belirsiz, gölge gibi 模糊的 туманний, невиразний دھندلا، غیر واضح lờ mờ 模糊的
n shadowiness
vaagheid ظَلامِيَّه، ظَلاليَّه засенченост nezřetelnost skyggeagtighed die Schattigkeit σκιερότητα, θαμπάδα sombra varjulisus تاريكي varjoisuus caractère vague עִרפּוּל अस्पष्टता sjenovitost árnyasság, bizonytalanság kegelapan það að vera óljós vaghezza 暗やみ 어두움, 몽롱 tamsumas ēnainība; neskaidrība ketidakjelasan schaduwrijkheid, schimmigheid skyggefullhet, utydelighet cienistość, mglistość sombra caracter vag тенистость nejasnosť nejasnost senovitost skuggighet ความมีร่มเงา belirsizlik; gölgelilik 蔭影 затіненість; туманність ابہام sự 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, uitgeput يَهْزُل ويَتْعَب много съм отслабнал vyčerpaný, pouhý stín dřívějška være en skygge af sig selv der Schatten έχω αδυνατίσει λόγω σκληρής δουλειάς lo que reducido a la sombra de fue ainult vari järel پوست و استخوان شدن vain varjo entisestään de soi-même qui n'est plus que l'ombre צֵל אָדָם बेहद कमजोर पड़ना jako smršaviti, postati sjena még az árnyéka sem a réginek karena kerja keras vera skugginn af sjálfum sér ridotto all'ombra 疲れ切る 앙상하게 야윈 pasidaręs panašus į šešėlį, nusibaigęs novājējis un paguris; kļuvis kā ēna menjadi kurus dan tidak bermaya uitgemergeld av seg selv bare en skygge wyczerpany reduzido a uma sombra care nu mai e decât o umbră измученный, истощённый (tak) vyčerpaný, že je už len ako tieň zelo shujšan iznuriti fullständigt utsliten อิดโรย iğne ipliğe dönmek 瘦得不成樣子 змарнілий, як тінь محنت اور مشقت کی وجہ سے دبلا ہو جانا lo đến rạc người 瘦得不成样子
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