# shared

Pronunciation: say "SHAIRD" US /ʃɛɹd/, UK /ʃɛːd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of share. — simple past and past participle of share
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of share. Use it for sharing that already happened.
   - _The neighbors shared a driveway for over a decade._
   - _The report was shared with the board before the meeting._

## Adjective

2. Used by or open to more than one person or group, rather than reserved for just one.
   - Simple: Used by more than one person or group.
   - _The apartment came with a shared kitchen and a private bedroom._
   - _Staff can book the shared meeting room through the office calendar._
3. Belonging jointly to two or more people or groups as something they all hold, feel, or have lived through, such as values, aims, or a past.
   - Simple: Had, felt, or lived through by two or more people or groups together.
   - _The coalition was built on shared values rather than on any single policy._
   - _Their shared history as river towns still shapes how the two communities work together._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shared (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).