verb · neutral
shake
/ʃeɪk/SHAKE
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to move (something) quickly back and forth; to cause to tremble or to take someone's hand in greeting
Examples
“Please shake the bottle before opening it.”
“The scandal shook public confidence.”
“They shook hands after the agreement was signed.”
Band 8 sentence
“The country's political stability was shaken by the sudden resignation of the prime minister.”
Collocations
- shake hands
- shake violently
- shake off
Word family
shake baseshook past simpleshaken past participleshaking present participle / adjective
Common mistakes
shaked→shook / shaken
He have shook my hand.→He has shaken my hand.
Say it for a higher band
5move→6tremble→7+shake
Synonyms
tremble
jolt
Easily confused
shiver
“He started to shiver after being outside in the rain for hours.”
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