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# shine

«shine» in Mova's school dictionary: **to give out bright light, like the sun or a torch** — 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 (shine, shines, shone/shined, shining); noun (shine, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To shine is to give out bright light, like the sun or a torch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#m1)

2) To shine is to look bright because light reflects on it, like polished shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#m2)

3) To shine a light is to point it at something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#m3)

4) To shine at something is to be very good at it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#m4)

5) Shine is the brightness of a polished surface. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science, the Sun and stars shine with their own light; the Moon does not — it reflects sunlight. Shiny materials reflect light well. In safety, never shine a torch or laser into someone's eyes and never look straight at the Sun. In stories, shining eyes show joy. Phrases: the sun is shining, shine a torch, rise and shine (wake up!), take a shine to (start to like), rain or shine.

### examples

- The sun is shining today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#x1)
- Shine the torch over here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#x2)
- The Moon shines because it reflects sunlight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#x3)
- He polished his shoes to a shine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#x4)
- Her eyes shone with excitement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#x5)
- She really shines at swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#x6)
- We'll go to the match, rain or shine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#x7)
- Then the Sun began to shine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/#x8)

### note

Past form: shone for giving light (the sun shone); shined for polishing (he shined his shoes) — Americans often use shined for both. Adjective: shiny. Never look directly at the sun, even through sunglasses or a telescope.

### In the corpora

- [Make hay while the sun shines, because wet hay goes mouldy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/349-a-year-on-a-farm-lambing-haymaking-harvest-and-winter-feeding/4/)
- [Some people think the golden takin's shining coat inspired the Greek legend of the Golden Fleece.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/378-china-s-mountains-golden-snub-nosed-monkeys-takins-red-crowned-cranes-and-giant-salamanders/12/)
- [The caravan was «shining with newness, painted a canary-yellow picked out with green, and red wheels».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart/25/)
- [Bright clothes help drivers see you by day, and reflective clothes shine in headlights at night.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/5-bikes-and-scooters/15/)
- [Fluorescent colours glow brightly in daylight, but reflective material is what shines back in headlights at night.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.