Shined

/ˈʃaɪnd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of shine when meaning to polish something to make it bright and glossy, or to direct a light beam.

Etymology

From Old English 'scinan.' While 'shone' is the more common past tense for 'shine' (to emit light), 'shined' is preferred when shine means 'to polish' or 'to direct light.'

Kelly Says

English has two past tenses for 'shine'—'shone' and 'shined'—and grammar experts argue about which is correct because the word underwent a semantic split, with different meanings taking different past tense forms!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብራት
brih-at
ARالعربية
لمع
la-mi-
BNবাংলা
জ্বলেছে
jol-eh-cheh
CACatalà
va brillar
vah BREE-yahr
CSČeština
zářil
ZHAH-reel
DADansk
strålede
STROH-leh-deh
DEDeutsch
strahlte
SHTRAHL-teh
ELΕλληνικά
λάμπρησε
LAHM-pree-seh
ESEspañol
brilló
BREE-yoh
FAفارسی
درخشید
dor-khah-sheed
FISuomi
hehkui
HEH-koo-ee
FRFrançais
a brillé
ah bree-LAY
GUGU
ઝળક્યું
jhal-kyum
HAHA
yaɓɓa
yah-bah
HEעברית
נוצץ
noh-TSEHTS
HIहिन्दी
चमका
cham-kah
HUMagyar
ragyogott
RAH-joh-goh-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersinar
bair-SEE-nar
IGIG
na-achị
nah ah-CHEE
ITItaliano
risplendette
ree-spleh-NEH-deh
JA日本語
輝いた
kagayaita
KKKK
шашыраған
shashyraghan
KMKM
រស្មី
roh-smai
KO한국어
빛났다
bit-nah-tah
MRMR
चमकले
cham-kah-leh
MSBahasa Melayu
bersinar
bair-SEE-nar
MYမြန်မာ
တောက်ပါး
dout pare
NLNederlands
scheen
SKEHN
NONorsk
strålte
STROH-teh
PAPA
ਚਮਕਿਆ
cham-kee-yah
PLPolski
świecił
SHVEE-chee-ool
PTPortuguês
brilhou
bree-LOH-oo
RORomână
a strălucit
ah strah-LOO-cheet
RUРусский
сверкал
svehr-KAHL
SVSvenska
sken
SHEHN
SWKiswahili
kilichoma
kee-LEE-choh-mah
TAதமிழ்
ஒளிர்ந்தது
oḷirnthathu
TEతెలుగు
వెలిగింది
veligindi
THไทย
ส่องแสง
sōng saēng
TLTL
kumislap
koo-mee-SLAH-p
TRTürkçe
parladı
pah-RAH-lah-dee
UKУкраїнська
світився
svee-TEE-vah
URاردو
چمکایا
cham-kah-yah
VITiếng Việt
lấp lánh
lap lang
YOYO
fẹ́
feh
ZH中文
闪耀
shǎn yào
ZUZU
khanya
KAHN-yah

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