shut – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of shut

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to shut sb up
Participle: shutted sb up; shut sb up
Gerund: shutting sb up

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of shut

Indicative

Present

Ishut sb up
youshut sb up
he;she;itshuts sb up
weshut sb up
youshut sb up
theyshut sb up

Perfect

Ihave shutted sb up; shut sb up
youhave shutted sb up; shut sb up
he;she;ithas shutted sb up; shut sb up
wehave shutted sb up; shut sb up
youhave shutted sb up; shut sb up
theyhave shutted sb up; shut sb up

Past

Ishutted sb up; shut sb up
youshutted sb up; shut sb up
he;she;itshutted sb up; shut sb up
weshutted sb up; shut sb up
youshutted sb up; shut sb up
theyshutted sb up; shut sb up

Pluperfect

Ihad shutted sb up; shut sb up
youhad shutted sb up; shut sb up
he;she;ithad shutted sb up; shut sb up
wehad shutted sb up; shut sb up
youhad shutted sb up; shut sb up
theyhad shutted sb up; shut sb up

Future

Iwill shut sb up
youwill shut sb up
he;she;itwill shut sb up
wewill shut sb up
youwill shut sb up
theywill shut sb up

Future Perfect

Iwill have shutted sb up; shut sb up
youwill have shutted sb up; shut sb up
he;she;itwill have shutted sb up; shut sb up
wewill have shutted sb up; shut sb up
youwill have shutted sb up; shut sb up
theywill have shutted sb up; shut sb up

Subjunctive

Present

Ishut sb up
youshut sb up
he;she;itshut sb up
weshut sb up
youshut sb up
theyshut sb up

Perfect

Ihave shutted sb up; shut sb up
youhave shutted sb up; shut sb up
he;she;ithave shutted sb up; shut sb up
wehave shutted sb up; shut sb up
youhave shutted sb up; shut sb up
theyhave shutted sb up; shut sb up

Imperfect

Ishutted sb up; shut sb up
youshutted sb up; shut sb up
he;she;itshutted sb up; shut sb up
weshutted sb up; shut sb up
youshutted sb up; shut sb up
theyshutted sb up; shut sb up

Pluperfect

Ihad shutted sb up; shut sb up
youhad shutted sb up; shut sb up
he;she;ithad shutted sb up; shut sb up
wehad shutted sb up; shut sb up
youhad shutted sb up; shut sb up
theyhad shutted sb up; shut sb up

Conditional

Present

Iwould shut sb up
youwould shut sb up
he;she;itwould shut sb up
wewould shut sb up
youwould shut sb up
theywould shut sb up

Perfect

Iwould have shutted sb up; shut sb up
youwould have shutted sb up; shut sb up
he;she;itwould have shutted sb up; shut sb up
wewould have shutted sb up; shut sb up
youwould have shutted sb up; shut sb up
theywould have shutted sb up; shut sb up

Imperative

youshut sb up
weLet's shut sb up
youshut sb up

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam shutting sb up
youare shutting sb up
he;she;itis shutting sb up
weare shutting sb up
youare shutting sb up
theyare shutting sb up

Perfect

Ihave been shutting sb up
youhave been shutting sb up
he;she;ithas been shutting sb up
wehave been shutting sb up
youhave been shutting sb up
theyhave been shutting sb up

Past

Iwas shutting sb up
youwere shutting sb up
he;she;itwas shutting sb up
wewere shutting sb up
youwere shutting sb up
theywere shutting sb up

Pluperfect

Ihad been shutting sb up
youhad been shutting sb up
he;she;ithad been shutting sb up
wehad been shutting sb up
youhad been shutting sb up
theyhad been shutting sb up

Future

Iwill be shutting sb up
youwill be shutting sb up
he;she;itwill be shutting sb up
wewill be shutting sb up
youwill be shutting sb up
theywill be shutting sb up

Future Perfect

Iwill have been shutting sb up
youwill have been shutting sb up
he;she;itwill have been shutting sb up
wewill have been shutting sb up
youwill have been shutting sb up
theywill have been shutting sb up

Conditional

Present

Iwould be shutting sb up
youwould be shutting sb up
he;she;itwould be shutting sb up
wewould be shutting sb up
youwould be shutting sb up
theywould be shutting sb up

Perfect

Iwould have been shutting sb up
youwould have been shutting sb up
he;she;itwould have been shutting sb up
wewould have been shutting sb up
youwould have been shutting sb up
theywould have been shutting sb up

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'shut'

bet, knit, quit, shut, wet, one-shot,

Verbs similar to 'shut'

chut, hut, phut, scut, shit, shot, shout, shug, shun, shunt,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

close
secure, seal, fasten, lock
confine
enclose, imprison, jail
bar
exclude, prohibit, preclude

Antonyms

close
open, open-handed, liberal, ample

Additional Information

Cf. Old English scēotan.

Etymology

1. O.E. scyttan "to put in place so as to fasten a door or gate," from W.Gmc. *skutjanan (cf. O.Fris. schetta, M.Du. schutten "to shut, shut up, obstruct"), from P.Gmc. *skut- "project" (see shoot). Meaning "to close by folding or bringing together" is from c.1366. Sense of "to set (someone) free (from)" (c.1500) is obsolete except in dial. phrases such as to get shut of. Colloquial shut-eye for "sleep" is from 1899. To shut (one's) mouth "desist from speaking" is recorded from 1340. Shut up (v.) first recorded 1840. Shut-in "person confined from normal social intercourse" is from 1904. Shut out in baseball sense is from 1881 (v.), 1889 (n.).
2. From Middle English schitten, schetten, from Old English scyttan (“to cause rapid movement, shoot a bolt, shut, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skutjaną, *skuttijaną (“to bar, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skuttą, *skuttjō (“bar, bolt, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”). The Modern English word was originally a dialect form; the Old English word would have normally merged with shit.
3. Cognate with Dutch schutten (“to shut in, lock up”), Low German schütten (“to shut, lock in”), German schützen (“to shut out, dam, protect, guard”). See: Middle English 'schitten', Old English 'scyttan', Dutch 'schutten', Low Saxon 'schütten', German, old spelling 'schützen'.

Verbs referencing "shut"

Low Saxon schütten, Dutch schutten.

Sample Sentences

  • There was great running and ejaculating, and opening and shutting of doors, and appearance of faces in all shades of color in different places, for about a quarter of an hour. One person only, who might have shed some light on the matter, was entirely silent, and [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] the connecting-rod, in a strong and lofty frame, is seen working away like an iron top-sawyer. There is seldom any mast or tackle: nothing aloft but two tall black chimneys. The man at the helm is shut up in a little house in the fore part of the boat (the wheel being connected with the rudder by iron chains, working the whole length of the deck ); and the passengers, unless the weather be very [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] a square aperture in it. Some of the women peep anxiously through it at the sound of footsteps; others shrink away in shame.—For what offence can that lonely child, of ten or twelve years old, be shut up here ? Oh! that boy? He is the son of the prisoner we saw just now; is a witness against his father; and is detained here for safe keeping, until the trial; that 's all. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] remains a frightful mystery. Between the criminal and them, the prison-wall is interposed as a thick gloomy veil. It is the curtain to his bed of death, his winding-sheet, and grave. From him it shuts out life, and all the motives to unrepenting hardihood in that last hour, which its mere sight and presence is often all-sufficient to sustain. There are no bold eyes to make him bold; no ruffians [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • In God’s name! shut the door upon the wretched creature who is in it now, and put its screen before a place, quite unsurpassed in all the vice, neglect, and devilry, of the worst old town in Europe. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the sombre influence of the night, and on rising in the morning looked out again, expecting to see its steps and portico thronged with groups of people passing in and out. The door was still tight shut, however; the same cold cheerless air prevailed: and the building looked as if the marble statue of Don Guzman could alone have any business to transact within its gloomy walls. I hastened to [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] know me know that ’ t wouldn't be healthy to try to get anybody out o ’ my house when I 'm agin it. So _now_ you jist go to sleep now, as quiet as if yer mother was a rockin ’ ye, ” said he, as he shut the door. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] but desired him to understand, that once going out, he would not be admitted any more. These conditions agreed upon, and he still remaining in the same mind, he was conducted to the prison, and shut up in one of the cells. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] event of his coming down in the night. But as I could not have got up again without a severe bodily struggle, which might have alarmed the ladies; and as I had nowhere to go to, even if I had; I shut my eyes upon the danger, and remained there. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of the moon, and so closed in by high steep hills all round, that there seemed to be no egress save through the narrower path by which we had come, until one rugged hill-side seemed to open, and shutting out the moonlight as we passed into its gloomy throat, wrapped our new course in shade and darkness. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • She's gonna freak out. She'll understand. She's a romantic at heart. Pay. Baby, stay. Mouth shut... (Borderline)
  • It lasted many months. It was awful, just terrible. And she finally just shut herself away. (The Truthers)
  • Just shut up, man ! My Mummy... my Rimi... Daddy, I am coming to you ! (Nunakuzhi)
  • That's right, shut your big fuckin ' fancy mouths. Ricky, don't do this ! (Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties)