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bắt

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bắt means to seize; to catch.

Meanings of bắt in English

Verb

  1. to seize; to catch
  2. to arrest
  3. to force; to compel ≈ épbuộc
  4. to receive; to pick up
    • bắt sóngto pick up the (phone) signal
  5. to get
  6. to fit; to install

Words with bắt

bắt bẻbắt bớbắt buộcbắt cá hai taybắt chuyệnbắt chướcbắt cócbắt cô trói cộtbắt đầubắt đềnbắt gặpbắt gióbắt giữbắt kịpbắt lỗibắt mạchbắt máybắt mắtbắt nạtbắt nguồnbắt nhịpbắt taibắt taybịt mắt bắt dêđánh bắtđuổi bắtnắm bắtrượt bắtsăn bắtbắt con

Idioms and sayings with bắt

Example sentences with bắt

  • Tôi đã bắt Tom làm điều đó. I made Tom do that.
  • Tôi đã bắt Tom làm việc đó. I made Tom do that.
  • Tom bị bắt vào sáng thứ hai. Tom got arrested Monday morning.
  • Anh ấy bắt được một con cua. He caught a crab.
  • Sếp tôi bắt tôi làm thêm giờ. My boss made me work overtime.
  • Bắt thỏ rừng bằng tay thì khó. It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands.
  • Đừng bắt tôi phải lựa chọn mà. Please don't make me choose.
  • George thấy tầu bắt đâu chuyển bánh. George felt the train begin to move.

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, bắt could be written as 扒, 北, 八, 抔. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *pəc (“to pick”). Related to bứt, phứt, phắt.

Frequently asked questions

What does bắt mean in English?

bắt (verb) means "to seize; to catch".

How do you pronounce bắt?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓat̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɓak̚˦˥]. Tones: bắt — rising tone (sắc).

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.