shut (/ʃʌt/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /ʃʌt/
Meaning
Meaning: close
To move something into a position that blocks an opening; to close. The form is the same in past tense.
Examples
🗣 Please shut the door, it’s cold.
Etymology
From Old English ‘scyttan’ (to put up a bar, bolt).
How & Where It’s Used
Everyday verb; ‘shut’ is its own past tense (‘I shut the window’).
Tags: home, everyday