share

share · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) To give a portion of something to others.

  2. 2.

    (verb) To have or use something jointly with others.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To tell someone about something, especially personal information.

  4. 4.

    (noun) A part or portion of a larger amount divided among people.

  5. 5.

    (noun) One of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided.

  6. 6.

    (noun) The part contributed by someone to an action or work.

Related words

Antonyms: hoard, keep, withhold
See also: distribute, divide, portion
Synonyms: distribute, divide, portion, split

Etymology

From Old English scearu ("a cutting, division, part"), from Proto-Germanic skarō ("portion, share"), from Proto-Indo-European sker- ("to cut"). Related to shear. The verb developed from the noun, meaning "to divide into portions."