Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shapen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
shapen
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shape, form.

verb

past participle of shape

Obsolete

adj

Shaped; wrought with a definite shape.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shape (“external form”) + -en (“to make like”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

shapens (present, singular) shapening (participle, present) shapened (participle, past) shapened (past) more shapen (comparative) most shapen (superlative)

Derived Forms

misshapen unshapen shipshape undershapen

Questions

What does shapen mean?
To shape, form.
Where does shapen come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shapen

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