shut – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of shut

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of shut

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youshut up sth
weLet's shut up sth
youshut up sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)