Shut — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

become closed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʌt/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʌt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʌt/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈʌt/.

Examples

Close the door
shut the window
The windows closed with a loud bang

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exclude closed shut out close unopen keep out

Antonyms

admit open

Parts of Speech

verb	move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut “Close the door”
verb	become closed “The windows closed with a loud bang”
verb	prevent from entering; shut out “The trees were shutting out all sunlight”
adjective	not open “the door slammed shut”
adjective	used especially of mouth or eyes “he sat quietly with closed eyes”

Word Forms

closure	noun	the act of blocking
closing	noun	the act of closing something
shutter	noun	a hinged blind for a window
shutting	noun	the act of closing something
exclusion	noun	the state of being excluded

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schließen

Bewegen Sie sich so, dass eine Öffnung oder ein Durchgang blockiert wird. zumachen

🇫🇷French

fermer

se déplacer de manière à obstruer une ouverture ou un passage ; fermer

🇪🇸Spanish

cerrar

moverse de manera que se obstruya una abertura o paso; cerrar

🇮🇹Italian

chiuso

muoversi in modo da ostruire un'apertura o un passaggio; fare chiudere

🇳🇱Dutch

dicht

zodanig bewegen dat een opening of doorgang wordt belemmerd; dicht maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

fechar

mova-se de forma que uma abertura ou passagem fique obstruída; fechar

🇷🇺Russian

закрыть

двигаться так, чтобы отверстие или проход был заблокирован; закрой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बंद

आगे बढ़ें ताकि एक उद्घाटन या मार्ग बाधित हो; बंद करो

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্ধ

সরান যাতে একটি খোলা বা উত্তরণ বাধাগ্রস্ত হয়; বন্ধ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மூடப்பட்டது

ஒரு திறப்பு அல்லது பாதை தடைபடும் வகையில் நகர்த்தவும்; மூடவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మూసి

ఒక ఓపెనింగ్ లేదా మార్గం అడ్డుపడేలా తరలించండి; మూసేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बंद

हलवा जेणेकरून उघडणे किंवा रस्ता अडथळा येईल; बंद करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંધ

આગળ વધો જેથી ખુલ્લું અથવા માર્ગ અવરોધાય; બંધ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಚ್ಚಿದೆ

ಒಂದು ತೆರೆಯುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗೀಕಾರವು ಅಡಚಣೆಯಾಗುವಂತೆ ಸರಿಸಿ; ಮುಚ್ಚಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടച്ചു

ഒരു ഓപ്പണിംഗ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പാസേജ് തടസ്സപ്പെടുന്ന തരത്തിൽ നീക്കുക; അടയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਦ

ਹਿਲਾਓ ਤਾਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਖੁੱਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਰਸਤਾ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਹੋਵੇ; ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بند

اس طرح حرکت کریں کہ کھلنے یا گزرنے میں رکاوٹ پیدا ہو۔ بند کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

关闭

移动以致堵塞开口或通道；关闭

🇯🇵Japanese

シャット

開口部または通路を塞ぐように移動する。黙らせる

🇰🇷Korean

닫다

개구부나 통로가 막히도록 이동합니다. 닥쳐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đóng lại

di chuyển sao cho lối đi hoặc lối đi bị cản trở; im lặng

🇹🇭Thai

ปิด

เคลื่อนย้ายจนกีดขวางช่องเปิดหรือทางเดิน ให้ปิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

ditutup

bergerak sehingga bukaan atau jalan terhalang; menutup

🇵🇭Filipino

isara

ilipat upang ang isang pagbubukas o daanan ay naharang; isara

🇲🇾Malay

tutup

bergerak supaya bukaan atau laluan terhalang; buat tutup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اغلق

التحرك بحيث يتم إعاقة أي فتحة أو ممر؛ اغلق

🇮🇷Persian

بسته

طوری حرکت کنید که دهانه یا گذرگاه مسدود شود. ببند

🇹🇷Turkish

kapat

bir açıklık veya geçit tıkanacak şekilde hareket edin; çeneni kapat

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִסְגוֹר

לזוז כך שפתח או מעבר חסום; לסגור

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shut'?

The primary meaning of 'shut' is 'move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shut' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'shut' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shut' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shut' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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