I. share 1 S1 W1 /ʃeə $ ʃer/ BrE AmE verb
1 . USE TOGETHER [intransitive and transitive] to have or use something with other people:
We don’t have enough books, so you’ll have to share.
The three of us shared a taxi.
share something with somebody
I have an office that I share with some other teachers.
2 . LET SOMEBODY USE SOMETHING [transitive] to let someone have or use something that belongs to you:
As a kid, he’d never share his toys.
share something with somebody
Will you share your fries with me?
3 . DIVIDE [transitive] ( also share out ) to divide something between two or more people
share something between/among somebody
They shared the cake between them.
On his death, his property was shared out between his children.
4 . RESPONSIBILITY/BLAME [transitive] to have equal responsibility for doing something, paying for something etc:
We share the responsibility for the children.
I own the house, but we share the bills.
We all share some of the blame for the accident.
5 . SAME [transitive] to have the same opinion, quality, or experience as someone else
share sb’s view/concern/belief etc
Other parents share her belief in the importance of reading.
I believe my view is widely shared.
share something with somebody
Stubbornness was a characteristic he shared with his mother.
6 . TELL SOMEBODY SOMETHING [intransitive and transitive] to tell other people about an idea, secret, problem etc:
Students were able to share their experiences.
share something with somebody
Would you like to share your feelings with the group?
7 . share your life with somebody if you share your life with someone, you spend your life together with them as their husband, wife etc:
I’m not ready to share my life with anyone.
8 . share and share alike spoken used to say that you should share things fairly and equally between everyone
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 5)
■ nouns
▪ share a belief/opinion
It was clear that the police did not share her opinion.
▪ share a view
He shared my view of what had been going on.
▪ share a feeling
I know that many people do not share my feelings.
▪ share sb’s values (=have the same ideas about what is right and wrong)
The only way to change things is to elect politicians who share our values.
▪ share sb’s concern/enthusiasm etc (=feel the same concern, enthusiasm etc as someone else)
I share the concern of parents about the content of some of these computer games.
■ adverbs
▪ be widely shared (=shared by a lot of people)
This view is now widely shared.
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THESAURUS
■ to give something to a group of people
▪ hand something out/give something out to give something to each of the people in a group:
The teacher handed out the test papers.
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I’m going to give out some forms for you to fill in.
▪ distribute to give things to a large number of people, especially in the streets:
Anti-war protesters were distributing leaflets.
▪ share ( also share something out British English ) to divide something into equal parts and give a part to each person:
They shared the profits among the staff.
share in something phrasal verb
if you share in someone’s success, happiness etc, you have it or enjoy it with them:
His daughters did not share in his happiness.
II. share 2 S1 W1 BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: scearu 'cutting, division' ]
1 . IN A COMPANY [countable] one of the equal parts into which the ↑ ownership of a company is divided
share in
We’ve got shares in Allied Chemicals.
⇨ ↑ stock 1 (2)
2 . PART OF SOMETHING [singular] the part of something that you own or are responsible for
share of/in
I gave them my share of the bill and left.
a share in the profits
I do my share (=do my part) of the housework.
3 . your (fair) share
a) if you have had your share of something, for example problems, success, or adventure, a lot of it has happened to you:
You’ve sure had your share of problems, haven’t you?
He’d had more than his fair share of adventure.
b) your share of something is the amount that you deserve to have:
Don’t worry – you’ll get your fair share.
4 . share in something your part in an activity, event etc:
Employees are always given a share in decision-making.
5 . house/flat share British English when people live together in the same house or flat and pay the rent together
—sharing noun [uncountable]
⇨ the lion’s share at ↑ lion (2), ⇨ ↑ timeshare
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ have/hold/own shares
A lot of the employees own shares in the company.
▪ buy/invest in shares
I bought some shares in British Gas five years ago.
▪ sell shares
This isn’t a good time to sell shares.
▪ trade in/deal in shares (=buy and sell shares as a business)
They make their money by trading in stocks and shares.
▪ shares rise/go up (=their value increases)
The company’s shares rose 5.5p to 103p.
▪ shares fall/go down (=their value decreases)
Shares fell sharply on the London Stock Market yesterday.
■ share + NOUN
▪ share price
The company’s share price has continued to go down.
▪ share ownership
The government tried to encourage wider share ownership.
▪ share dealing (=buying and selling shares as a business)
He was convicted of illegal share dealing.