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The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful marble you can imagine.
James Irwin

Meaning of "shrank" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHRANK

shrank  [ʃræŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHRANK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shrank 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 shrank in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHRANK

PRESENT

Present
I shrink
you shrink
he/she/it shrinks
we shrink
you shrink
they shrink
Present continuous
I am shrinking
you are shrinking
he/she/it is shrinking
we are shrinking
you are shrinking
they are shrinking
Present perfect
I have shrunk
you have shrunk
he/she/it has shrunk
we have shrunk
you have shrunk
they have shrunk
Present perfect continuous
I have been shrinking
you have been shrinking
he/she/it has been shrinking
we have been shrinking
you have been shrinking
they have been shrinking
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 shrank
you shrank
he/she/it shrank
we shrank
you shrank
they shrank
Past continuous
I was shrinking
you were shrinking
he/she/it was shrinking
we were shrinking
you were shrinking
they were shrinking
Past perfect
I had shrunk
you had shrunk
he/she/it had shrunk
we had shrunk
you had shrunk
they had shrunk
Past perfect continuous
I had been shrinking
you had been shrinking
he/she/it had been shrinking
we had been shrinking
you had been shrinking
they had been shrinking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shrink
we let´s shrink
you shrink
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shrink
Past participle
shrunk
Present Participle
shrinking
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 SHRANK


brank
bræŋk
crank
kræŋk
drank
dræŋk
elasmobranch
ɪˈlæsməˌbræŋk
enrank
ɪnˈræŋk
franc
fræŋk
frank
fræŋk
front-rank
ˈfrʌntˌræŋk
Lanfranc
ˈlænfræŋk
lophobranch
ˈləʊfəˌbræŋk
marsipobranch
ˈmɑːsɪpəʊˌbræŋk
nudibranch
ˈnjuːdɪˌbræŋk
opisthobranch
əˈpɪsθəˌbræŋk
outrank
ˌaʊtˈræŋk
overrank
ˌəʊvəˈræŋk
prank
præŋk
rank
ræŋk
tectibranch
ˈtɛktɪˌbræŋk
trank
træŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHRANK

shraddha
shrapnel
shred
shredded
shredder
shredding
shreddy
shredless
Shreveport
shrew
shrew mole
shrewd
shrewdie
shrewdly
shrewdness
shrewish
shrewishly
shrewishness
shrewlike
shrewmice

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHRANK

academic rank
bell crank
cab rank
class rank
disrank
field rank
first cab off the rank
flag rank
forerank
overfrank
pull rank
substantive rank
taxi rank

Synonyms and antonyms of shrank in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHRANK»

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

Translation of «shrank» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHRANK

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

Translator English - Chinese

萎缩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shrank
570 millions of speakers

English

shrank
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिकुड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انكمش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сократился
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encolheu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংকুচিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétrécissait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyusut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schrumpfte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

shrank
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감소했다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyuda
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

co lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருங்கியபொழுது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोसळलेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçülmüfltürler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Shrank
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skurczył
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скоротився
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

s-au redus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συρρικνώθηκε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gekrimp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krympt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shrank
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shrank

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRANK»

The term «shrank» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.564 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRANK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shrank» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shrank» 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 shrank

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4 QUOTES WITH «SHRANK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shrank.
1
James Fallows
For a decade or more after the Vietnam war, the people who had guided the U.S. to disaster decently shrank from the public stage.
2
James Irwin
The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful marble you can imagine.
3
Leander Paes
When the headache persisted, I checked myself into an emergency room. When the doctor used the term 'brain tumour', I feared the worst. My whole world shrank around me.
4
Mary Roach
Chew on this: Human teeth can detect a grain of sand or grit 10 microns in diameter. A micron is 1/25,000 of an inch. If you shrank a Coke can until it was the diameter of a human hair, the letter O in the product name would be about 10 microns across.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHRANK»

Discover the use of shrank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shrank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shrink! Shrank! Shrunk!: Make Stylish Shrink Plastic Jewelry
Presents thirty-five plastics projects, including a bird silhouette bracelet, a Mexican oilcloth necklace, and origami airplane earrings.
Kathy Sheldon, 2012
2
My Stepfather Shrank!
Nine-year-old Mallory discovers that her new stepfather has been shrunk accidentally and tries to return him to normal size before her mother gets home.
Barbara Dillon, 1994
3
The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother
Thrilled when she discovers an old chemistry set in her grandmother's summer cottage, budding scientist Nelly Brown is horrified when a potion she concocts turns her grandmother into a little girl. Reprint.
Elvira Woodruff, 1992
4
Who Shrank My Grandmother's House?: Poems of Discovery
A collection of poems about childhood discoveries concerning everyday objects and things.
Barbara Juster Esbensen, 1992
5
Writing the Nation in Reformation England, 1530-1580
'Writing the Nation in Reformation England' is a unique study of a neglected period of English writing.
Cathy Shrank, 2006
6
The Pennsylvania Dutch Country
The shrank is similar in form to the Holland Dutch kas (a name some mistakenly apply to the Pennsylvania German furniture form) and to the ubiquitous French- denominated "armoire" (variants of which hide hundreds of thousands of television ...
Irwin Richman, 2004
7
Australian Economy and Society, 2001: Education, Work, and ...
If they are right, that will be Percentage experiencing downsizing: 1985 Grew a lot Grew a little No change Shrank a little Shrank a lot 1990 Grew a lot Grew a little No change Shrank a little Shrank a lot 1995 Grew a lot Grew a little No change ...
‎2002
8
Transactions of New York Odontological Society
Shrinkage test—VI. Mixed medium; after one-quarter of an hour, shrank .001; after twelve hours, shrank .002; after twenty-four hours, no change. PRECIPITATED SILVER, MARKED VII. Tube tests.—VII. Mixed dry; both leaked considerably.
New York Odontological Society, 1875
9
British Journal of Dental Science
In forty-rive minutes it shrank .003 of an inch. In twelve hours it shrank .005 of an inch. Twenty- four hours showed no further change. The third test was with Hood's Alloy, 34.64 silver, 60.37 tin, 2.7 gold, 2.29 iron. In three hours it shrank . 001 of ...
‎1888
10
A Lexical Concordance to the Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe ...
Q. Afab, VIII. 149. whose pale and waning lips Then shrank, . the formless flood, Which shrank and fled ; . Which shrank as overgorged, They shrank and brake like bandages of straw (2) became absorbed, withdrew. the boundless world now j.
‎1892

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHRANK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shrank is used in the context of the following news items.
1
London, North American forex volume shrank in six months to April …
LONDON/NEW YORK: Average daily volume in London and North America shrank in the six months to April after a shock decision by the Swiss National Bank to ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Japan's economy shrank last quarter, top forecaster says
The world's third-biggest economy may have shrank as much as an annualized 2.5 percent, said Yoshiki Shinke of Dai-ichi Life Research Institute. The median ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
3
Argentine trade surplus shrank more than expected in June
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's trade surplus narrowed a more-than-expected 57.1 percent in June from the same month a year earlier to $456 million, ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
4
Canada's economy shrank 0.1% in April, Statistics Canada says
Canada's economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in April as a large drop-off in the value of domestically made goods wasn't offset by a slight increase in output from the ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
5
Economy shrank less than previously estimated in Q1
The economy contracted slightly in the first three months of the year, but wasn't as weak as the government estimated earlier, thanks to a bigger gain in ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
6
Japan's Exports Shrank Again, Despite Weaker Yen
In May, export volume shrank further by 4.1% from April, recording two consecutive months of contraction. By region, export volume decreased most substantially ... «Barron's, Jun 15»
7
Mississippi 1 of 2 States Where Economy Shrank in 2014
Mississippi's 2014 performance was worse than all states but Alaska, where the economy shrank 1.3 percent in 2014. It's the second year in a row that ... «WTOK, Jun 15»
8
Economy shrank 0.7% in the first quarter
The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter as the nation's trade deficit widened and business stockpiling slowed. Gross domestic product — the value of goods ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
9
At A Glance Why US GDP Shrank
U.S. gross domestic product contracted at a 0.7% seasonally adjusted annual rate in the opening months of the year, a significant downward revision from an ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
10
US economy shrank 0.7 percent at beginning of 2015
The new government estimate shows that the nation's gross domestic product declined in the first quarter for the second straight year, after the economy shrank ... «The Hill, May 15»

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