third-person singular verb
It closes something or becomes closed.
She shuts the door before going to bed.
The shop shuts early on Sundays.
American English
How to pronounce shuts
verbB1Common word
SHUHTS
/ʃəts/
One syllable.
Form of shut
It closes something or becomes closed.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
Useful expressions
to stop operating, or to make a machine, computer, or business stop operating
Please shut down the computer.
to tell someone to stop talking; this often sounds rude
He told me to shut up.
to turn off a machine, light, or supply
Shut off the water before you leave.
Related words & forms
The past and past participle are shut, not shutted. Before -ing, the spelling changes to shutting.