/ʃʌt/
Translation
To close something so it is no longer open.
Word origin
From Old English scyttan, meaning to bolt or fasten a door.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- scyttan
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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Here "shut" means to close the door.
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"Shut" is also the past form; the past looks the same as the present.
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"Shuts" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Linking words in English: however, although, even though, despite and therefore
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
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