Shutdown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

termination of operations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʌtdaʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʌtdaʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʌtdaʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈʌtdaʊn/.

Examples

they regretted the closure of the day care center

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

closing closedown closure

Parts of Speech

noun	termination of operations “they regretted the closure of the day care center”

Word Forms

close	verb	finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
close down	verb	cease to operate or cause to cease operating
shut down	verb	cease to operate or cause to cease operating

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abschalten

Beendigung des Betriebs

🇫🇷French

fermer

cessation des opérations

🇪🇸Spanish

cerrar

terminación de operaciones

🇮🇹Italian

fermare

cessazione delle operazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

afsluiten

beëindiging van de activiteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

desligar

encerramento de operações

🇷🇺Russian

неисправность

прекращение деятельности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शट डाउन

परिचालन की समाप्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

শাটডাউন

অপারেশন সমাপ্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பணிநிறுத்தம்

செயல்பாடுகளை முடித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

షట్డౌన్

కార్యకలాపాల ముగింపు

🇮🇳Marathi

बंद

ऑपरेशन्सची समाप्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંધ

કામગીરીની સમાપ્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಗಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಗಳ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷട്ട് ഡൗൺ

പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ അവസാനിപ്പിക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਟ ਡਾਉਨ

ਓਪਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਸਮਾਪਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بند

آپریشنز کا خاتمہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

关闭

终止运营

🇯🇵Japanese

シャットダウン

業務の終了

🇰🇷Korean

일시 휴업

운영 종료

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tắt máy

chấm dứt hoạt động

🇹🇭Thai

ปิดเครื่อง

การยุติการดำเนินงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

penutupan

penghentian operasi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasara

pagwawakas ng mga operasyon

🇲🇾Malay

penutupan

penamatan operasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اغلق

إنهاء العمليات

🇮🇷Persian

خاموش شدن

خاتمه عملیات

🇹🇷Turkish

kapat

operasyonların sonlandırılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַשׁבָּתָה

הפסקת הפעילות

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

The primary meaning of 'shutdown' is 'termination of operations'.

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

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

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

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