shut down

1. (transitive)To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.

   The store was shut down at the end of the year.

   The company shuts down underperforming lines.

2. To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.

   (ergative, transitive)To turn off or stop.

   It's a good idea to shut down the machine before you leave.

   My computer is shutting down as we speak.

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3. (intransitive, transitive)To stop offering a service, such as a bar; to perform the necessary tasks to stop a service or close a function.

   The restaurant shuts down at two o'clock in the morning.

   Mary will shut down the breakfast buffet at ten-thirty.

4. (dated, intransitive, transitive)To become dark.

   Once the night shut down, I couldn't see my way home.

5. (figuratively, transitive)To suppress, block out, or reject something.

   She made a proposal to reorganize the department, but management shut her down.

   I asked her out, but she shut that down.

6. To suppress, block out, or reject something.

   (figuratively, transitive)To render (something) ineffective.

   We shut down the other team's strategy.

7. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To emotionally withdraw into oneself as a defense mechanism; to block out external stressors.

   I can't talk to him about the accident; he just shuts down anytime I try.

8. (slang)To pass (another vehicle), especially quickly.

   I opened that throttle and shut him down.

1. They decided to shut down the factory.

   Вони вирішили закрити завод.

   ruОни решили закрыть завод.

   deEs wurde beschlossen, die Fabrik zu schließen.

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2. Tom shut down his computer.

   Том вимкнув свій комп'ютер.

   ruТом выключил свой компьютер.

   deTom schaltete seinen Rechner aus.

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3. Tom shut his computer down.

   Том вимкнув свій комп'ютер.

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4. I've just shut down my computer.

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5. I haven't shut down the computer yet.

   ruЯ ещё не выключил компьютер.

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irregular · Lesson

• shut upзробити, робитиTo close (a building) so that no one can enter.
• shut outзакрити, закриватиTo prevent from entering; to block or exclude.
• shut inобмежувати, вкладатиTo confine.
• shut downвимкнути, вимикатиTo close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.
• shut awayприбрати, прибиратиTo isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
• shut offTo stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve.