shaken

Everyday

1. (verb) Shaken is a form of "shake": moved quickly up and down or side to side. tree →
2. (adjective) Shaken means upset, frightened or shocked after something bad has happened. tree →
3. Shaken off can also mean got rid of something. tree →

In the lessons

Used in grammar: shake, shook, shaken. In stories: "She was shaken after the accident" shows fear and shock. In science and cooking: a shaken bottle of fizzy drink fizzes over. Phrase: "shaken up".

Examples

• The bottle has been shaken, so open it slowly. tree →
• She was shaken after the near miss with the car. tree →
• The house was shaken by the earthquake. tree →
• He looked shaken but was not hurt. tree →
• Have you shaken the paint tin? tree →
• The news left us all shaken up. tree →
• Oh, how gladly she would have shaken off all this grandeur, and laid aside the heavy wreath! tree →

Note

Use with have/has/had or be: "has shaken", "was shaken". Simple past is "shook": "He shook the box". Do not write "has shook".

In Jewish tradition

Often used for the earth, the heavens or the wicked being shaken, to show God's power and judgment. It can also mean being cast off and made weak.

Interpretation. Tradition reads such shaking as God's might breaking the world's order so that evil is removed and justice appears.

Examples

• I am gone like the shadow when it lengtheneth; I am shaken off as the locust. (Writings PSA.109.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? (Writings JOB.38.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth. (Prophets 2SA.22.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Use with have/has/had or be: "has shaken", "was shaken". Simple past is "shook": "He shook the box". Do not write "has shook".