share
Noun pluralshares
Pluralshares
- 1To have or use something together with other people.
Like two kids using the same box of toys.
My sister and I share a bedroom.
The two families share a garden behind the houses.
UsageSay share a room with someone.
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- 2To tell someone about your news, thoughts, or feelings.
Like passing along a piece of news so someone else knows it too.
She wanted to share the good news with everyone.
He shared his story with the whole class.
UsageSay share the news with someone.
Similarcommunicate, disclose, reveal, present
Oppositewithhold
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- 3To give some of what you have to other people, or to divide something so each person gets a part.
Like cutting your sandwich in half so a friend can eat some too.
Volunteers share their food with anyone who needs a meal.
She shared her lunch with a friend who forgot his.
UsageSay share your lunch with a friend.
Similardivide, split, distribute, apportion
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- 5One of the equal parts a company is divided into, which you can buy and own.
Like owning one brick of a big building: you hold a small piece of the whole.
She bought ten shares in the tech company.
He sold his share when the price went up.
UsageSay buy shares in a company.
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- 6To let other people use computer files or storage space over a network.
Like leaving a box of tools where everyone in the building can reach them.
You can share the folder with everyone on the team.
They share files across the whole office network.
- 7The act of posting something so other people can see it on social media.
Like telling a friend about a video so they can tell their friends too.
Her post got thousands of shares in a single day.
One share can help a message reach many more people.
Similarrepost
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Less common meanings
- 8A setup that lets a file or device be used by others over a network.
Like a shelf in a shared room that anyone in the building can take books from.
I connected to the office share to grab the file.
The IT team set up a new share for the project.
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- 9The sharp metal blade on a plow that cuts through the soil.
Like the blade of a knife, but built to cut through earth instead of food.
The farmer replaced the worn share on his plow.
A sharp share slices cleanly through the dirt.
Similarblade
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- 11To cut something apart or split it into pieces.
The shar'd visage hangs on equal sides.
1697, Virgil, The Works of VirgilHere, shar'd means cut apart or split into pieces.Note
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Origins
From Old English sċearu, meaning a cutting or a part/division. It goes back to a very old root meaning "to cut, divide."
Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts
- Share descends from Old English sċearu, meaning a cutting, part or division. en.wiktionary.org
- Its ultimate root means to cut or divide. en.wiktionary.org
From Old English sċear, meaning "ploughshare." It comes from an old root meaning "to cut."
Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts
- Share, meaning a ploughshare, derives from Old English sċear, meaning "ploughshare." en.wiktionary.org
- The word ultimately derives from a root meaning "to cut." en.wiktionary.org