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Share Definition, Examples & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：Share (give) (Share)

Share 🔊

/ʃeər/

To let someone use or have part of what you have, such as food, ideas, or feelings.

Child sharing cookie with friend at park sunny day

Share (give) 🔊

➕

/ʃeər/

To allow someone else to use or have part of what you possess, such as food, ideas, or feelings.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'scearu' meaning 'cutting' or 'division', related to the act of dividing into portions.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'share' as 'shear' (cutting) to split things into parts for everyone.

📖 Example

I love to share my favorite music with my friends. 🔊 I love to share my favorite music with my friends.

🔗 Collocations

share with – to give a portion of something to another person

share out – to distribute something among a group

share and share alike – to divide everything equally

🔄 Synonyms

divide (v.) – to separate into portions and give to others

distribute (v.) – to hand out or spread among a group

allocate (v.) – to set aside or assign a share

🚫 Antonyms

hoard (v.) – to keep for oneself and not share

keep (v.) – to retain possession without giving to others

🌱 Derivatives

sharing (n.) – the act of giving a portion to others

shared (adj.) – used or experienced by multiple people

shareholder (n.) – a person who owns shares in a company

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Proto-Germanic *sker- 'to cut', evolving through Old English 'scearu' to indicate a portion or division. The modern sense of distributing emerged in Middle English.

Meaning 2：Share (responsibility) (Share)

Share 🔊

/ʃeər/

To do something together or use something with others, especially to reduce one person's burden.

Colleagues sharing project tasks around table

Share (responsibility) 🔊

➕

/ʃeər/

To divide or allocate a task, duty, or burden among multiple people so that no one person is overwhelmed.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

We all share the responsibility of keeping our classroom clean. 🔊 We all share the responsibility of keeping our classroom clean.

🔗 Collocations

share responsibility – to divide a duty among several people

share the workload – to distribute tasks evenly among team members

share the cost – to split expenses with others

🔄 Synonyms

divide (v.) – to separate a task into parts and assign them

distribute (v.) – to spread out duties or resources among a group

split (v.) – to break into portions and assign to different individuals

🚫 Antonyms

monopolize (v.) – to take exclusive control and not allow others to participate

shoulder alone (v.) – to bear the full burden without help

🌱 Derivatives

sharing (n.) – the practice of dividing responsibilities or resources

shared (adj.) – held or experienced collectively

shareable (adj.) – capable of being divided or distributed