Shirt

Pronunciation: /ʃɜrt/

Definitions of shirt

noun a garment for the upper body, typically having a collar, sleeves, and a front opening

Example Sentences

A1 I wear a blue shirt to work every day.

A2 She bought a new shirt for the party.

B1 He prefers to wear short-sleeved shirts in the summer.

B2 The shirt he wore to the interview was wrinkled.

C1 The designer shirt he bought cost a fortune.

C2 Her collection of vintage shirts is impressive.

Examples of shirt in a Sentence

formal The gentleman wore a crisp white shirt to the business meeting.

informal I love your new shirt, where did you get it?

slang That shirt is fire, bro!

figurative She wore her heart on her sleeve, like a shirt that showed all her emotions.

Grammatical Forms of shirt

• past tense: shirted
• plural: shirts
• comparative: more shirt
• superlative: most shirt
• present tense: shirt
• future tense: will shirt
• perfect tense: have shirted
• continuous tense: is shirting
• singular: shirt
• positive degree: shirt
• infinitive: to shirt
• gerund: shirting
• participle: shirted

Origin and Evolution of shirt

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'shirt' is believed to have originated from the Old English word 'scyrte' or 'scyrte', which meant a garment covering the upper body.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'shirt' has evolved to refer to a specific type of upper body garment worn by both men and women in various styles and designs.