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shared and shared alike

shared and shared alike is the simple past and past participle of share and share alike.

Meaning of share and share alike

Verb

share and share alike (third-person singular simple present shares and shares alike, present participle sharing and sharing alike, simple past and past participle shared and shared alike)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To divide possessions, benefits, or obligations equally among members of a group.
    • "Our money will soon be gone at that rate," said Jack soberly. "Mine is already gone."
      "No, it isn't, Jack. We are going to share and share alike, you know."1893, Horatio Alger, chapter 3, in In A New World: Among the Gold Fields of Australia

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Questions about shared and shared alike

What is shared and shared alike the simple past and past participle of?
Shared and shared alike is the simple past and past participle of share and share alike.

Words near shared and shared alike in the dictionary

  1. sharecroppers
  2. sharecropping
  3. sharecroppings
  4. sharecrops
  5. shared
  6. shared and shared alike
  7. shared appreciation mortgage
  8. shared appreciation mortgages
  9. shared card
  10. shared cards
  11. shared joy is double joy

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