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Prepositions after share

Share with vs share in vs share by

Share with means give or use together with someone. Share in means participate in something. Share by is not a standard pattern after share.

Quick answer

Which preposition goes with share?

Use share with for giving or using something together with another person. Use share in for participating in feelings, experiences, or benefits. Share by is generally not used as a fixed pattern after share.

She shared the news with her team.
We all shared in the celebration.
He refused to share with strangers.

Choose the pattern by meaning

These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.

1
share with + person

Giving or using something together

Use share with when something is given, shown, or used together with another person or group.

I shared my notes with Maria.
They shared the apartment with two students.
2
share in + experience

Participating in feelings or events

Use share in when people take part in emotions, success, responsibility, or experiences.

The whole family shared in the excitement.
Employees shared in the profits.
3
share + object

Using share without a preposition

Share can directly take an object without another preposition.

share information carefully
share a meal together

See the difference in context

The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.

Construction
Example
Meaning
share with
She shared the document with her manager.
give or use something together with someone
share in
They shared in the victory.
participate in an experience or feeling
share by
Nonstandard after share in most contexts.
not a usual preposition pattern with share
share among
The prize money was shared among the winners.
divide something between several people

Common mistakes

Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.

Using share by after the verb

Share by is usually not used as a fixed verb-preposition combination.

✕ She shared the news by her friends. ✓ She shared the news with her friends.

Confusing share with and share in

Share with is for giving or using together. Share in is for participation.

✕ They shared with the celebration. ✓ They shared in the celebration.

Adding an unnecessary preposition

Share can take a direct object.

✕ We shared about our ideas. ✓ We shared our ideas.

Quick practice

Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.

1. She shared the photos ___ her classmates.
2. Everyone shared ___ the company's success.
3. Which option is standard English?

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Frequently asked questions

Can share with refer to information?

Yes. You can share information, ideas, files, or feelings with someone.

What does share in mean?

It means to participate in or experience something together with others.

Is share by ever correct?

Not usually as a fixed pattern after share. By may appear separately in phrases about method or time, but not as the normal complement of share.

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