shake
/ʃeɪk/
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Translation
To move something quickly up and down or from side to side, again and again.
Word origin
From Old English sceacan, meaning to move quickly to and fro.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- sceacan
Grammar
Verb typeirregular (shake, shakes, shook)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"Shake" means to move the bottle quickly up and down.
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"Shakes" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Shook" is the past form of "shake".
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