shrunken

«shrunken» in Mova's school dictionary: Having become smaller than before, often in a way that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (shrunken); old past participle of shrink (shrink, shrank, shrunk/shrunken)

meaning for a pupil

1) Having become smaller than before, often in a way that looks wrinkled, dried or weak. tree →

2) (of numbers or amounts) Made smaller, reduced. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories a shrunken figure is an old or ill person who looks small and frail, or a magic spell has made someone tiny; in science, a dried fruit is a shrunken grape. In everyday life clothes washed too hot come out shrunken. In history and museum talk «shrunken heads» were made by a few peoples long ago, which can be mentioned in museums.

examples

• My jumper came out of the wash all shrunken. tree →
• The old man looked shrunken in the big armchair. tree →
• A raisin is a shrunken, dried grape. tree →
• The shrunken lake left boats stuck in the mud. tree →
• In the story, the witch's spell left the prince shrunken to the size of a thumb. tree →
• The shrunken budget meant fewer school trips. tree →

note

Mostly used as an adjective before a noun: «a shrunken apple». As the verb's past participle people usually say «shrunk»: «My jeans have shrunk». Past simple is «shrank»: «The jumper shrank».

Trees and pragmatics

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