shut – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of shut

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of shut

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)