shut down
To close, terminate, or endTo close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.: To turn off or stop.
» They decided to shut down the factory.
Es wurde beschlossen, die Fabrik zu schließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Они решили закрыть завод. — Hellerick
Вони вирішили закрити завод. — deniko
Вони вирішили закрити фабрику. — deniko
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Examples
107 sentencesThey decided to shut down the factory.
Вони вирішили закрити завод. — deniko
ruОни решили закрыть завод. — Hellerick
deEs wurde beschlossen, die Fabrik zu schließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom shut down his computer.
Том вимкнув свій комп'ютер. — deniko
ruТом выключил свой компьютер. — odexed
deTom schaltete seinen Rechner aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom shut his computer down.
Том вимкнув свій комп'ютер. — deniko
Meaning
8 sensesTo 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.
herunterfahren
выключитьvyključitʹ, остановитьostanovitʹ
(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.
To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.
(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.
More meanings 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.
To suppress, block out, or reject something.
(figuratively, transitive)To render (something) ineffective.
We shut down the other team's strategy.
(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.
To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.
(dated, intransitive, transitive)To become dark.
Once the night shut down, I couldn't see my way home.
(slang)To pass (another vehicle), especially quickly.
I opened that throttle and shut him down.
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Forms
shuts down, shutting down, shut down, shut downirregular · Lesson
| Base form | shut down · to shut down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shuts down |
| Present participle | shutting down |
| Past simple | shut down |
| Past participle | shut down |
Tenses
shut down · shut down · will shut down · have shut downPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- shut upзаперетьTo terminate (a business).cerrarTo terminate (a business).fermerzamknąćTo terminate (a business).kapatmak, kilitlemekTo close (a building) so that no one can enter.
- shut downостановить, выключитьTo turn off or stop.herunterfahrenTo turn off or stop.apagarTo turn off or stop.éteindreTo turn off or stop.spegnereTo turn off or stop.wyłączyćTo turn off or stop.apagar, desligarTo turn off or stop.To close, terminate, or end; to stop operating, either permanently or temporarily.
- shut offTo stop or turn off by closing something, such as a valve.
- shut inzamykać, zamknąćTo confine.
- shut outTo prevent from entering; to block or exclude.
- shut awayTo isolate (someone) in a closed-off area or room.
Synonyms
4 synonyms- cease to operate or cause to cease operating:close upclosefoldclose down
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.