Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to shed light on
Participle: shed light on
Gerund: shedding light on
Indicative
Present
| I | shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
| he;she;it | sheds light on |
| we | shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
| they | shed light on |
Perfect
| I | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| he;she;it | has shed light on; shedded light on |
| we | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| they | have shed light on; shedded light on |
Past
| I | shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
| he;she;it | shed light on |
| we | shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
| they | shed light on |
Pluperfect
| I | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| he;she;it | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| we | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| they | had shed light on; shedded light on |
Future
| I | will shed light on |
| you | will shed light on |
| he;she;it | will shed light on |
| we | will shed light on |
| you | will shed light on |
| they | will shed light on |
Future Perfect
| I | will have shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | will have shed light on; shedded light on |
| he;she;it | will have shed light on; shedded light on |
| we | will have shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | will have shed light on; shedded light on |
| they | will have shed light on; shedded light on |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
| he;she;it | shed light on |
| we | shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
| they | shed light on |
Perfect
| I | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| he;she;it | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| we | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | have shed light on; shedded light on |
| they | have shed light on; shedded light on |
Imperfect
| I | shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
| he;she;it | shed light on |
| we | shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
| they | shed light on |
Pluperfect
| I | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| he;she;it | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| we | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | had shed light on; shedded light on |
| they | had shed light on; shedded light on |
Conditional
Present
| I | would shed light on |
| you | would shed light on |
| he;she;it | would shed light on |
| we | would shed light on |
| you | would shed light on |
| they | would shed light on |
Perfect
| I | would have shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | would have shed light on; shedded light on |
| he;she;it | would have shed light on; shedded light on |
| we | would have shed light on; shedded light on |
| you | would have shed light on; shedded light on |
| they | would have shed light on; shedded light on |
Imperative
| you | shed light on |
| we | Let's shed light on |
| you | shed light on |
Verbs conjugated like 'shed'
beset,
broadcast,
burst,
bust,
cost,
crosscut,
cut,
forecast,
hit,
hurt,
inset,
let,
misread,
overset,
overspread,
put,
read,
rebroadcast,
recut,
relet, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'shed'
sed,
seed,
shend,
shred,
sked,
sled,
sned,
sued,
ashen,
bed,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to produce and transmit
- effuse, emit, give off, give out, output, outsend, put forth, send forth
- shine
- emit, radiate, spread, cast
Additional Information
Cf. Old English strong verb scādan.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English scheden, schede, from Old English scēadan, scādan (“to separate, divide, part, make a line of separation between; remove from association or companionship; distinguish, discriminate, decide, determine, appoint; shatter, shed; expound; decree; write down; differ”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną (compare West Frisian skiede, Dutch and German scheiden), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to cut, part, divide, separate”), from *skey-.
2. See also Irish scian (“knife”), Lithuanian skėsti (“to spread”), ski̇́esti (“to separate”), Old Church Slavonic цѣдити (cěditi, “to filter, strain”), Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”), Old Armenian ցտեմ (cʻtem, “to scratch”), Sanskrit च्यति (cyáti, “he cuts off”)). Related to shoad, shit, sheath. See: Middle English '
scheden', Proto-Germanic '
*skaiþaną', German, old spelling '
scheiden', Lithuanian '
skėsti', Greek, Ancient '
σχίζω', Classical Armenian '
ցտեմ'.
Verbs referencing "shed"
German, old spelling
scheiden, Alemannic German
scheide, Luxembourgish
scheeden, German, Pennsylvania
scheede.
Sample Sentences
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[...] great running and ejaculating, and opening and shutting of doors, and appearance of faces in all shades of color in different places, for about a quarter of an hour. One person only, who might have shed some light on the matter, was entirely silent, and that was the head cook, Aunt Chloe. Silently, and with a heavy cloud settled down over her once joyous face, she proceeded making out her breakfast [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] of the deck, at a distance of some four paces apart; took out their tobacco-boxes; and sat down opposite each other, to chew. In less than a quarter of an hour 's time, these hopeful youths had shed about them on the clean boards, a copious shower of yellow rain; clearing, by that means, a kind of magic circle, within whose limits no intruders dared to come, and which they never failed to [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] visitors, too, whatever their station, were not without some refinement of taste and appreciation of intellectual gifts, and gratitude to those men who, by the peaceful exercise of great abilities, shed new charms and associations upon the homes of their countrymen, and elevate their character in other lands, was most earnestly testified by their reception of Washington Irving, my dear friend, who [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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On we go, all night, and by-and-by the day begins to break, and presently the first cheerful rays of the warm sun come slanting on us brightly. It sheds its light upon a miserable waste of sodden grass, and dull trees, and squalid huts, whose aspect is forlorn and grievous in the last degree. A very desert in the wood, whose growth of green is dank [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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There was a piercing wildness in the cry; the blood flushed into St. Clare's white, marble-like face, and the first tears he had shed since Eva died stood in his eyes.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] scarfs and ribbons, and crape bands, and mourners dressed in black crape; and there were words read from the Bible, and prayers offered; and St. Clare lived, and walked, and moved, as one who has shed every tear; — to the last he saw only one thing, that golden head in the coffin; but then he saw the cloth spread over it, the lid of the coffin closed; and he walked, when he was put beside the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ St. Clare did not shed a tear, ” she said; “ he didn't sympathize with her; it was perfectly wonderful to think how hard-hearted and unfeeling he was, when he must know how she suffered. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] two or three weeks. He spoke kinder than usual, and said he should come back; but it didn't deceive me. I knew that the time had come; I was just like one turned into stone; I couldn't speak, nor shed a tear. He kissed me and kissed the children, a good many times, and went out. I saw him get on his horse, and I watched him till he was quite out of sight; and then I fell down, and fainted.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ No, no, no ! ” said Tom, holding her small hands, which were clenched with spasmodic violence. “ No, ye poor, lost soul, that ye mustn't do. The dear, blessed Lord never shed no blood but his own, and that he poured out for us when we was enemies. Lord, help us to follow his steps, and love our enemies. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)