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Taxation: how the sheep are shorn.
Edward Abbey

Meaning of "shorn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORN

shorn  [ʃɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shorn is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shorn in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHORN

PRESENT

Present
I shear
you shear
he/she/it shears
we shear
you shear
they shear
Present continuous
I am shearing
you are shearing
he/she/it is shearing
we are shearing
you are shearing
they are shearing
Present perfect
I have sheared
you have sheared
he/she/it has sheared
we have sheared
you have sheared
they have sheared
Present perfect continuous
I have been shearing
you have been shearing
he/she/it has been shearing
we have been shearing
you have been shearing
they have been shearing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sheared
you sheared
he/she/it sheared
we sheared
you sheared
they sheared
Past continuous
I was shearing
you were shearing
he/she/it was shearing
we were shearing
you were shearing
they were shearing
Past perfect
I had sheared
you had sheared
he/she/it had sheared
we had sheared
you had sheared
they had sheared
Past perfect continuous
I had been shearing
you had been shearing
he/she/it had been shearing
we had been shearing
you had been shearing
they had been shearing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will shear
you will shear
he/she/it will shear
we will shear
you will shear
they will shear
Future continuous
I will be shearing
you will be shearing
he/she/it will be shearing
we will be shearing
you will be shearing
they will be shearing
Future perfect
I will have sheared
you will have sheared
he/she/it will have sheared
we will have sheared
you will have sheared
they will have sheared
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shearing
you will have been shearing
he/she/it will have been shearing
we will have been shearing
you will have been shearing
they will have been shearing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would shorn
you would shorn
he/she/it would shorn
we would shorn
you would shorn
they would shorn
Conditional continuous
I would be shearing
you would be shearing
he/she/it would be shearing
we would be shearing
you would be shearing
they would be shearing
Conditional perfect
I would have shorn
you would have shorn
he/she/it would have shorn
we would have shorn
you would have shorn
they would have shorn
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shearing
you would have been shearing
he/she/it would have been shearing
we would have been shearing
you would have been shearing
they would have been shearing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shear
we let´s shear
you shear
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shear
Past participle
sheared
Present Participle
shearing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHORN


airborne
ˈɛəˌbɔːn
Bon
bɔːn
born
bɔːn
borne
bɔːn
corn
kɔːn
dawn
dɔːn
drawn
drɔːn
horn
hɔːn
lawn
lɔːn
newborn
ˈnjuːˌbɔːn
popcorn
ˈpɒpˌkɔːn
porn
pɔːn
reborn
riːˈbɔːn
thorn
θɔːn
torn
tɔːn
Trabzon
ˈtrɑːbzɔːn
unicorn
ˈjuːnɪˌkɔːn
warn
wɔːn
withdrawn
wɪðˈdrɔːn
worn
wɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORN

shoremen
shorer
shores
shoreside
shoresman
shoreward
shorewards
shoreweed
shoring
shorl
short
short account
short and curlies
short and sweet
short back and sides
short bill
short circuit
short column
short corner
short covering

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORN

alphorn
bighorn
blackthorn
buckhorn
bullhorn
firethorn
foghorn
French horn
greenhorn
hawthorn
hunting horn
leghorn
Little Bighorn
longhorn
Matterhorn
powder horn
rhino horn
Texas longhorn
waldhorn
Weisshorn

Synonyms and antonyms of shorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHORN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shorn» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shorn

Translation of «shorn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORN

Find out the translation of shorn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shorn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shorn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esquilada
570 millions of speakers

English

shorn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छीना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محروم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стрижется
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rapado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কর্তিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dépouillé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shorn
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geschoren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刈り込んだ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깎인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cemlorot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபிகரிக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yoksun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tosare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strzyżona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стрижеться
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tuns
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουρεμένα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geskeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klippt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klippet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shorn

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORN»

The term «shorn» is regularly used and occupies the 76.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shorn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shorn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shorn

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «SHORN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shorn.
1
Edward Abbey
Taxation: how the sheep are shorn.
2
Laurence Sterne
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORN»

Discover the use of shorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shorn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shorn: Toys to Men
Humorous and honest, this is a uniquely tangled love story—a triumphant quest for love, forgiveness and self-acceptance.
Dennis Milam Bensie, 2010
2
Shorn Women: Gender and Punishment in Liberation France
At the end of World War II, over 20,000 French women accused of collaboration with Germany had their heads shaved in public. Fabrice Virgili's book succeeds in bringing our knowledge and understanding of this phenomenon up to date.
Fabrice Virgili, 2002
3
Shorn
The land of Avelos is beset by enemies conspiring to destroy her--and killing winds that confound her wisest seers.
Larissa N. Niec, 2008
4
Prophet Shorn
Thomas Kier. the names on their sides: Target, and Wal-Mart, and Costco, and Sysco, and TSMT, and Landoll (the last two names were on flatbed trailers), and Home Depot, and . . . the boy shook his head. It seemed that more and more often, ...
Thomas Kier, 2011
5
Shorn relics, a trouvaille [of verse].
SHORN. RELICS. THE POWER OP FANCY. Oh fickle Fortune, arrant jilt ! Thou dupe of droll caprices ! How many an airy turret built On smiles of thine has gone atilt And tumbled all to pieces. The bard, a singing bird, may sit And carol for thy ...
Shorn relics, 1867
6
Shorn Sharer: Leavings
Thus, have we slid into an era of insensitivity and mean-spirited intent. -SHORN SHARER–Leavings is a unique account of this dissuasion. Imbibe this protracting voice of concern--SHORN SHARER.
Mitchell Alexander Jackson, 2007
7
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
About a Danish vagabond in the 1920s who travels around Europe.
Mogens Klitgaard, Marc Linder, Gitte Gaarsvig Sørensen, 2002
8
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
1468.4 Eligibility for payments. (a) To be eligible for a payment made under this part, all requirements of this part must be fulfilled. Payment shall be made only with respect to producers of: Shorn wool; wool on unshorn lambs; or shorn mohair.
‎1987
9
Proceedings
lbs. ; weight of fleece five lbs. two oz. ; growth of wool one year less one day; sheep was fairly shorn at previous shearing. Ewe three years old; raised a lamb; weighed before shearing ninety-two lbs. ; weight of fleece five lbs. one oz. ; growth of ...
‎1863
10
Proceedings ...
lbs.; weight of fleece five lbs. two oz.; growth of wool one year less one day; sheep was fairly shorn at previous shearing. Ewe three years old; raised a lamb; weighed before shearing ninety-two lbs.; weight of fleece five lbs. one oz.; growth of ...
New York Agricultural Society, 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shorn is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flowing Locks vs. Shorn Scalps: The Dueling Runway Looks of …
The military discipline (and lice) of World War I brought shorn locks to the trench-riddled battlefields, and a revision of the close-cropped look became the norm ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
'All of a sudden you're looking at a Kilkenny team shorn of natural …
Former Offaly hurler Daith Regan reckons that the loss of a host of dressing room leaders will hit Kilkenny to an extent - and could give Wexford some ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jun 15»
3
Hairy female underarms having mainstream moment
Photographer Ben Hopper in London has challenged the shorn mainstream in an online photo project he calls “Natural Beauty.” His collection of images ... «Winona Daily News, Jun 15»
4
Shorn or hairy: Female underarms having a mainstream moment …
True said she started it a few months ago and knew that it will soon become a trend. This trend began in December 2014 when a Seattle hair stylist named Roxie ... «Sentinel Republic, Jun 15»
5
Shorn or hairy: Female underarms having a mainstream moment
Photographer Ben Hopper in London has challenged the shorn mainstream in an online photo project he calls "Natural Beauty." His collection of images ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
6
Locks shorn but Hooper still Australia's golden boy
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Michael Hooper's long, golden locks have been shorn but the fierce desire for success that made him the youngest Wallabies captain for ... «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jun 15»
7
Watch a Sheep Get Shorn at South County Museum
ShareTweetGoogle PlusRedditEmailComments0. Watch a Sheep Get Shorn at South County Museum. Ever wanted to watch a sheep get shorn? You know you ... «Patch.com, May 15»
8
Column: Shorn of Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola is taking Bayern …
Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Barcelona and ... «Fox News, May 15»
9
Zayn Malik Appears in Public, Has Shorn His Powerful Locks
Zayn Malik went out into the world and made his first public appearance since leaving One Direction. Malik accepted an award for Outstanding Achievement in ... «Jezebel, Apr 15»
10
Sorry PETA ... but this is a lamb!
He said shearers from right across Australia and New Zealand were deeply offended by the fake image of a bloodied lamb, supposedly freshly shorn, posted ... «Queensland Country Life, Apr 15»

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