hush up
To become quiet; to cease making soundsTo become quiet; to cease making sounds.
» Hush up and finish your work.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, intransitive)To become quiet; to cease making sounds.
Hush up now; you have talked too much.
still sein, ruhig sein
замолкатьzamolkatʹ
(informal, transitive)To silence.
Some people say he knew too much and they killed him to hush him up.
(transitive)To keep secret, to prevent from becoming known.
They hushed up the suicide to prevent bad publicity.
totschweigen, vertuschen, verschweigen
замалчиватьzamalčivatʹ
- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
- cause to be quiet or not talk
Examples
4 sentencesHush up and finish your work.
Ziri tried to hush it up.
Hush up now before someone hears us.
deStill jetzt, bevor uns noch jemand hört!
Although the company tried to hush it up, the internal harassment scandal made headlines.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Forms
hushes up, hushing up, hushed up, hushed up| Base form | hush up · to hush up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hushes up |
| Present participle | hushing up |
| Past simple | hushed up |
| Past participle | hushed up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
11 synonyms- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error:whitewashgloss oversleek over
- cause to be quiet or not talk:hushquietensilencestillshut up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb