shared
AdjectiveUS[shaird]/ʃɛrd/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- have in common; held or experienced in common“two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei”“a shared interest in philately”Opposite unsharedSimilar common, jointSee also joint
- distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purposeSynonyms: divideddivided upshared outOpposite concentratedSimilar distributed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“shared” is listed under Share.
Share transitive verb [past tense & past participle Shared; present participle & verbal noun Sharing.]
1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.
Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger.— Jonathan Swift
2. To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another.
While avarice and rapine share the land.— John Milton
3. To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. obsolete
The shared visage hangs on equal sides.— John Dryden
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54