Shadowed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

follow, usually without the person's knowledge

cast a shadow over

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈædoʊd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈadəʊd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈadəʊd/

3 syllables Say it as /ʃˈædoʊd/.

Examples

The police are shadowing her
This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
the shady side of the street

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shadowy dwarf shadow umbrageous shade shady overshadow shade off

Parts of Speech

verb	follow, usually without the person's knowledge “The police are shadowing her”
verb	cast a shadow over
verb	make appear small by comparison “This year's debt dwarfs that of last year”
adjective	filled with shade “the shady side of the street”

Word Forms

shadow	noun	an inseparable companion
shadower	noun	a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
shadowing	noun	the act of following someone secretly
shade	noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
dwarf	noun	a person who is markedly small
shadiness	noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
shadowiness	noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschattet

folgen, meist ohne Wissen der Person

🇫🇷French

ombragé

suivre, généralement à l'insu de la personne

🇪🇸Spanish

sombreado

seguir, generalmente sin el conocimiento de la persona

🇮🇹Italian

ombreggiato

seguire, di solito all'insaputa della persona

🇳🇱Dutch

overschaduwd

volgen, meestal zonder medeweten van de persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

sombreado

seguir, geralmente sem o conhecimento da pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

затененный

следовать, обычно без ведома человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छाया

आमतौर पर व्यक्ति की जानकारी के बिना अनुसरण करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ছায়াযুক্ত

অনুসরণ করুন, সাধারণত ব্যক্তির অজান্তেই

🇮🇳Tamil

நிழல்

பொதுவாக நபருக்குத் தெரியாமல் பின்பற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నీడలాగా

సాధారణంగా వ్యక్తికి తెలియకుండా అనుసరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सावली

अनुसरण करा, सहसा व्यक्तीच्या माहितीशिवाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

પડછાયો

અનુસરો, સામાન્ય રીતે વ્યક્તિની જાણ વગર

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆರಳು

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಅರಿವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഴലായി

സാധാരണയായി വ്യക്തിയുടെ അറിവില്ലാതെ പിന്തുടരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਛਾਵੇਂ

ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰੋ, ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਗਿਆਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

سایہ دار

پیروی کریں، عام طور پر اس شخص کے علم کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阴影下的

跟随，通常是在该人不知情的情况下

🇯🇵Japanese

影のある

通常、本人の知らないうちに従う

🇰🇷Korean

그림자가 있는

따르다, 대개 그 사람이 모르는 사이에

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị che khuất

làm theo, thường là người đó không hề biết

🇹🇭Thai

มีเงา

ปฏิบัติตามโดยที่บุคคลนั้นไม่รู้ตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

dibayangi

ikuti, biasanya tanpa sepengetahuan orang tersebut

🇵🇭Filipino

may anino

sundin, kadalasan nang hindi nalalaman ng tao

🇲🇾Malay

berbayang

ikut, selalunya tanpa pengetahuan orang itu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مظلل

المتابعة، عادة دون علم الشخص

🇮🇷Persian

سایه انداخته

دنبال کنید، معمولاً بدون اطلاع شخص

🇹🇷Turkish

gölgeli

genellikle kişinin bilgisi olmadan takip edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוצל

בצע, בדרך כלל ללא ידיעתו של האדם

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The primary meaning of 'shadowed' is 'follow, usually without the person's knowledge'.

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