📒 the dark shape that somebody/something’s form makes on a surface, for example on the ground, when they are between the light and the surface
- The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows.
- As the curtains moved in the breeze, the shadows on the floor seemed to dance.
- The ship's sail cast a shadow on the water.
📒 darkness in a place or on something, especially so that you cannot easily see who or what is there
- in the shadows I thought I saw a figure standing in the shadows.
- in shadow His face was deep in shadow, turned away from her.
- A man in black emerged from the shadows.
📒 a very small amount of something
- A shadow of a smile touched his mouth.
- She knew beyond a shadow of a doubt (= with no doubt at all) that he was lying.
📒 the strong (often bad) influence of somebody/something
- The new leader wants to escape from the shadow of his predecessor.
- Bergman casts a long shadow over world cinema.
- under the shadow of somebody/something These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear.
📒 dark areas under somebody’s eyes, because they are tired, etc.
- She looked pale, with deep shadows under her eyes.
📒 a person or an animal that follows somebody else all the time
📒 a thing that is not real or possible to obtain
- You can't spend all your life chasing shadows.
📒 to be very easily frightened; to be very nervous
📒 to not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have
- When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self.
📒 very close to
- The new market is in the shadow of the City Hall.
📒 when you say that somebody is in/under the shadow of another person, you mean that they do not receive as much attention as that person
- A younger son often lives in the shadow of his elder brother.