Weather / A2

SHAYD/ʃeɪd/

Shade is a cool, darker place out of the sun: in the shade, sit in the shade, the shade of a tree. Shadow is the dark shape of one object; shade is the area without strong sun. Uncountable in this sense. Do not write shadow when you mean a place to sit out of the heat, or fade (lose colour).

Meaning

A place that is darker and cooler because the sun does not reach it.

Examples

• “We sat in the shade under the tree.”
• “The dog lay in the shade behind the wall.”
• “There is no shade on this beach at noon.”

Good to know

in the shade / the shade of a tree (uncountable). Contrast: shadow (a dark shape).

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