shut

CEFRA2

/ʃʌt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To close something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To close, in various senses.

Examples

  • I feel cold. Would you shut the window, please?

  • She went into her room and shut the door behind her.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

  2. To make or become unreceptive.

  3. To put out of use or operation.

More examples

In context

  • The burglar shut the child in the closet.

  • The light was so bright I had to shut my eyes.

  • They shut the road for the festival.

Synonyms

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Please remember to blank the door tightly because it is very cold outside.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English schitten, schetten, from Old English scyttan (“to cause rapid movement, shoot a bolt, shut, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną, *skuttijaną (“to bar, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skuttą, *skuttjō (“bar, bolt, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”). The Modern English word was originally a dialect form; the Old English word would have normally merged with shit. Cognate with Dutch schutten (“to shut in, lock up”), Low German schütten (“to shut, lock in”), German schützen (“to shut out, dam, protect, guard”).