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bật

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bậtheavynặng

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bật means to snap; to switch on.

Meanings of bật in English

Verb

  1. transitive to snap; to switch on (lights)
    • Phòng sao tối um vậy? Ai bật đèn lên coi?This room is pitch-black, can someone just turn the light on?
  2. intransitive to bounce off; to bounce back
    • Trái banh nó quăng bật thẳng lại vô mặt nó.The ball that he threw bounced right back into his own face.
  3. intransitive to feature prominently
    • điều đó làm bật lên một vấn đề khácthat just highlights another problem
  4. to do something suddenly
    • bật khócto suddenly break into tears
  5. disapproving, slang to disobey
    • Mày định bật tao à hả thằng chó này?Ain't you finna defy my words, asshole?

Words with bật

bật đèn xanhbật hơibật lửanổi bậtbật míbật tôm

Synonyms and antonyms of bật

Antonyms

tắt

Example sentences with bật

  • Tom bảo Mary bật cái đèn lên. Tom asked Mary to turn on the light.
  • Đừng bật to tiếng TV nữa. Don't turn up the volume of TV anymore.
  • Đừng bật to tiếng ti vi thêm nữa. Don't turn up the volume of TV anymore.
  • Tất cả đèn giao thông đều bật đỏ. The traffic lights were all red.
  • Anh ấy bật TV lên. He's switched the television on.
  • Tom đã bật đèn lên. Tom turned on the light.
  • Bật điều hoà lên đi. Turn the A/C on.
  • Bật máy lạnh lên đi. Turn the A/C on.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bật could be written as 弼. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does bật mean in English?

bật (verb) means "to snap; to switch on".

How do you pronounce bật?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: bật — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.