share

«share» in Mova's school dictionary: to give parts of something to others so each person has… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (share, shares, shared, sharing); noun (a share, shares)

meaning for a pupil

1) To share is to give parts of something to others so each person has some: share the pizza. tree →

2) To share is to use something together: share a room, share a toy. tree →

3) To share is to tell others: share your ideas. tree →

4) A share is one part that someone gets: my share of the cake. tree →

5) Shares are parts of a company that people can own. tree →

6) To share an experience or fate means to go through the same thing as others. tree →

sense in the lessons

dividing a total into equal parts for some people («shares N equally among K» = N ÷ K; «each friend's share» = one part); in everyday life sharing toys, taking turns, being kind; in class «share your answer with a partner»; in online safety: do not share passwords or your address

examples

• Max has 8 cards and shares them equally among 4 friends. How many cards does each friend get? tree →
• Sam and Mia share 10 grapes equally. tree →
• 15 pencils are shared among 5 children. tree →
• Please share the crayons with your table. tree →
• My sister and I share a bedroom. tree →
• Who would like to share their story? tree →
• Don't share your password with anyone. tree →
• I ate my share of the cake. tree →
• Uraschimataro himself very nearly shared the same fate. tree →

note

«shares N equally among K» is N ÷ K. Trap: «shares with 4 friends» may mean 5 people with the sharer; and «shares 3 with Ben» without «equally» is simply giving: subtract. Fair sharing means equal parts; «share» can also mean using something together, with no numbers.

In the corpora

• A chore chart lists the household jobs and who does each one, so work is shared fairly and nobody has to nag.
• A baby who shares only one parent with you is your half-brother or half-sister.
• They share memories, sing or pray, and then the body is buried or cremated.
• The anniversary of a death often brings the sadness back strongly; families may light a candle, visit the grave or share stories.
• Living close to other people means sharing streets, walls, parking spaces and rules.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «share» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.