Words / B2

SHED/ʃed/

To shed is to lose or drop something, or to give out light: shed light on; shed jobs. Drop is everyday; cast light is the idiom twin. The data shed little light. Noun: a small store building. Mix-up: shade is shadow; she’d is she had. Do not write shed for “explain fully” without the light idiom.

Meaning

To lose or drop something; also to give out light (shed light on); (noun) a small store building.

Examples

• “The data shed little light on attendance, the inspector noted.”
• “The firm shed 200 jobs, which is the lose sense; lock the PE shed after use.”

Good to know

shed light on; shed jobs / skin / tears. Noun: a garden / PE shed. Trap: shade / she’d. News and evaluations. Drop, illuminate, or a hut.

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