ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHRINK
Old English scrincan; related to Old Norse skrokkr torso, Old Swedish skrunkin wrinkled, Old Norse hrukka a crease, Icelandic skrukka wrinkled woman.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHRINK
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 shrink
you would shrink
he/she/it would shrink
we would shrink
you would shrink
they would shrink
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 shrink
you would have shrink
he/she/it would have shrink
we would have shrink
you would have shrink
they would have shrink
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
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.
10 QUOTES WITH «SHRINK»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
shrink.
A drink a day keeps the shrink away.
Health care is much the same - the status quo is, by all measures, failing far too many people - and we must not shrink from the challenge.
Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite.
I went to a shrink once, but I caught him going to a fortune-teller so I quit.
Knowledge is the parent of knowledge. He who possesses most of the information of his age will not quietly submit to neglect its current acquisitions, but will go on improving as long as means and opportunities offer; while he who finds himself ignorant of most things, is only too apt to shrink from a labour which becomes Herculean.
The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens.
I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.
O.K., if the desire to knock America off its pedestal, to redistribute American income to other countries, to shrink America's footprint in the world, makes you anti-American, then Obama is in fact anti-American.
A good butcher is important to have. It's like a shrink.
I think shrinks are interesting to write about because you get to see what the character chooses to reveal, and what behaviors or stances the character tries out on the shrink that might not be part of the character's make-up outside of that room. It's an emotional test-kitchen.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHRINK»
Discover the use of
shrink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shrink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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AARP
Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever
Now Dr. Roger Gould, a psychotherapist and a leading authority on emotional eating, shows how to overcome fear, anxiety, and other stresses and stop using food as an over-the-counter tranquilizer that can cause weight gain.
2
Shrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work
Based on the authors’ hugely popular blog and podcast series, this book is for patients and everyone else who is curious about how psychiatrists work.
Dinah Miller, Annette Hanson, Steven Roy Daviss, 2011
Kismet Knight is about to achieve her dream job - but becoming the Vampire Shrink is going to change her life. Forever. 'By the time I woke up on Sunday morning, I was excited... I was going to become the Vampire Psychologist.
This is best done by brainwashing its tough but insecure leader. As a memoirist, Wolgroch is interested in phenomena of deception and manipulation. Situational ethics on the individual level get a look.
5
Shrink: Odyssey of a Therapist
The thin line between fantasy and reality become apparent as Morris's own psychological health becomes questionable.
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Shrink: A Cultural History of Psychoanalysis in America
How it gained such purchase, taking hold in virtually every aspect of American culture, is the story Lawrence R. Samuel tells in Shrink, the first comprehensive popular history of psychoanalysis in America.
Easy instructions and everything youngsters need to make super cool jewelry using shrink plastic. Full color. Consumable.
Losing weight is the solution to all basketball-star Leah Mandeville's problems, or so she thinks.
Mike Brooks is upset by his guidance counselor's suggestion that he see a psychiatrist about his school problems until he meets and establishes a warm relationship with an understanding woman psychiatrist, Dr. Rhodes.
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Shrink on the Loose: Therapy in Unexpected Locations
Ride shotgun with Dr. Z and enter a psychologist's world far beyond the stereotypical.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHRINK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shrink is used in the context of the following news items.
Fed's Brainard cites need for biggest US banks to shrink
WASHINGTON The eight most important U.S. financial institutions may still cast too large of a shadow over the banking system, according to a Federal Reserve ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
Housing Authority says it's looking to shrink its workforce
Kelly said the agency intends to shrink its central office workforce by 1,000 people through attrition and the integration of some operations into other city ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jun 15»
Cadbury's Roses to shrink the tub again... for the fourth time in just …
American brand Kraft made the decision to shrink the tubs from 753g to 729g, but the price will remain the same. Just five years ago, in 2010, the tin weighed ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
Cannabis kills cancer cells and shrinks brain tumours, report reveals
Cannabis can kill cancer cells and shrink one of the most serious types of brain tumours, new advice reveals. The National Institute on Drug Abuse in the US has ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
Gartner Predicts Global IT Spending To Shrink 1.3% in 2015
Global IT spending will shrink 1.3% to $3.66 trillion in 2015 amid a strong U.S. dollar, slowing PC sales and a continued switch to software-as-a-service, ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
Investment banks to shrink by 10-15 pct more as regulation bites …
European investment banks will shrink by another 14 percent on aggregate in the next two years, Morgan Stanley analyst Huw van Steenis estimated in the ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
Shrink, Don't Split, Big Banks
Some of the world's biggest banks are starting to acknowledge that size isn't everything. It's a welcome development in the effort to solve the "too big to fail" ... «Bloomberg View, Feb 15»
EconomyIMF official: Venezuela's GDP to shrink 7% in 2015
On Wednesday, a senior official with the International Monetary Fund, said that he expects Venezuela's economy to shrink by 7 per cent this year — a ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
Cameron gives 'absolute guarantee' that army will not shrink below …
Under current plans, the army will shrink to 82,000 personnel by 2020, with the number of reserves due to rise to 30,000 if they can be recruited. Speaking in the ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Russian economy to shrink 5%, says EBRD
Russia's economy will shrink by close to 5 per cent this year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development forecast, while average growth for eastern ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
