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shaved

/ʃeɪvd/

shaved off

shavedverb

shaved

Past Simple

shaved

Past Participle

/ʃeɪvd/

Used as the simple past tense and past participle form of the verb "shave"

Definitions

Simple past tense and past participle of shave.

Yesterday he shaved his beard completely off.

Synonyms

whisked away (hair)

cleaned (of hair)

pared down

shavedadjective

/ʃeɪvd/

Non-gradable past-participle adjective derived from the verb "shave".

Translations

выбритый

He had a clean-shaved face.

У него было выбритое лицо.

Definitions

Having had hair removed by shaving.

He walked into the room with a freshly shaved face, looking much younger.

Cut into thin slices or shavings.

The pasta was sprinkled with shaved Parmesan.

Synonyms

shaveverb

shaved

Past Simple

shaved

Past Simple

shaved

Past Participle

shaving

Gerund

/ʃeɪv/

Translations

сбривать

She decided to shave her head for charity.

Она решила сбрить голову ради благотворительности.

бриться

He needs to shave before the meeting.

Ему нужно побриться перед встречей.

Definitions

To remove hair from the skin using a razor or similar tool.

He decided to shave his beard before the job interview.

To cut or trim something very thinly or closely.

She used a knife to shave thin slices of cheese for the sandwich.

To reduce or remove a small amount from something.

The company managed to shave a few seconds off the production time.

Synonyms

shavenoun

Definitions

The act of removing hair from the face or body using a razor or similar tool.

He had a quick shave before heading to the office.

A narrow escape from danger or accident, typically expressed in the phrase 'close shave'.

It was a close shave when the branch fell just behind him.