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shut away

shut a·way
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shuht uh-wey]
    • /ʃʌt əˈweɪ/
    • /ʃʌt əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuht uh-wey]
    • /ʃʌt əˈweɪ/

Definitions of shut away words

  • transitivephrasal verb shut away keep confined 1
  • phrasal verb shut away If you shut yourself away, you avoid going out and seeing other people, usually because you are feeling depressed. 0
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Parts of speech for Shut away

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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shut away popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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