shave
verb (used without object)
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
shaved
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past participleof shave.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shave.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shaveverb (used without object)to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
Example Sentences
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Now, the accused are now being brought to court with shaved faces, wearing orange jumpsuits.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
He shaved his head and spent most weekends skating Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan, listening to hardcore punk and Joy Division.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The new name plaques adorn the wall of a long corridor and are displayed next to many images of prisoners dressed in striped shirts with shaved heads.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
That shaved 243,000 jobs off of employment from April through December 2025, UBS economists calculate, a period covered by Friday’s revisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Sometimes, while Sam watched, his daddy stood in the bathroom and shaved carefully around his beard.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
