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shrank

/ʃræŋk/

shrank back

shrank down

shrinkverb

shrank

Past Simple

shrank

Past Simple

shrunk

Past Participle

shrinking

Gerund

/ʃrɪŋk/

Translations

сокращаться

The workforce had to shrink due to budget cuts.

Рабочая сила должна была сократиться из-за сокращения бюджета.

уменьшаться

The company's profits began to shrink after the new competitor entered the market.

Прибыли компании начали уменьшаться после того, как на рынок вышел новый конкурент.

сжиматься

The sweater will shrink if you wash it in hot water.

Свитер сожмется, если вы постираете его в горячей воде.

Additional translations

сморщиваться

Definitions

To become or make smaller in size or amount.

The sweater will shrink if you wash it in hot water.

To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

She shrank away from the spider crawling on the wall.

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shrinknoun

Definitions

A clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychotherapist.

After experiencing anxiety, she decided to see a shrink to help her cope.

A reduction or loss in inventory, value, or size, especially in retail contexts.

The store installed new cameras to cut down on shrink caused by shoplifting.

shrinkpast participle

Definitions

Reduced in size; having become smaller or contracted.

He stared at the shrunken apple that had been left in the sun.