Words / A2

SHAD-oh/ˈʃædəʊ/

A shadow is a dark shape made when something blocks the light: a long shadow, my shadow on the wall, in shadow. Shade is the cool area; a shadow has a clear outline of an object. Cast a shadow is a common collocation. Do not write shade when you mean the shape of your body on the ground.

Meaning

A dark shape on a surface made when something blocks the light.

Examples

• “His shadow was long on the pavement in the evening.”
• “Our shadows stretched across the football pitch.”
• “A moving shadow made the cat jump.”

Good to know

a long shadow / cast a shadow. Contrast: shade (cool area out of the sun).

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