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tắt

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tắt means to switch off; turn off; shut down.

Meanings of tắt in English

Verb

  1. to switch off, turn off, shut down
    • tắt ti vito turn off the TV
  2. (of fire) to be out; to put out; (of light source) to stop glowing
    • lửa tắt ngúmthe fire is completely out
    • nắng tắtthe sun sets (literally, “the sunlight fades”)
  3. to disappear; to fade away; to cease to exist (temporarily or permanently)
    • Nụ cười trên môi vụt tắt.The smile on the lips suddenly disappeared.
    • Hi vọng đã tắtHope has faded.

Adjective

  1. of path short; (of movement) taking a shorter route
    • đường tắtshortcut
  2. abbreviated; short
    • cách nói tắtabbreviated speech

Words with tắt

dập tắttóm tắtvắn tắtviết tắttắt điện

Synonyms and antonyms of tắt

Antonyms

bật

Example sentences with tắt

  • Đến lúc tắt ti vi rồi đó. It's about time you stopped watching television.
  • Tắt TV đi. Nó gây xao lãng. Turn off the TV. It's distracting.
  • Tôi đang đọc sách. Tắt tivi đi. I'm reading. Turn the television off.
  • Tắt TV rồi đi ngủ đi. Turn off the TV - and go to sleep.
  • Các đèn trong phòng đã tắt. The lights in the room went out.
  • Đến giờ đi ngủ rồi. Tắt đài đi. It's time to go to bed. Turn off the radio.
  • Anh ấy đã tắt đèn trong văn phòng. He turned off the light in his office.
  • Tắt đèn đi. Tôi không thể ngủ được. Turn the light off. I can't fall asleep.

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, tắt could be written as 必, 𢴑, 㴽, 𤎕. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *p-sət ~ *p-sat. Cognate with Muong Bi thắt, Chut [Rục] pəsat⁷. Also compare Mang hat⁷ (“to turn off”) (from earlier *s- through regular debuccalization in Mang), Kuy [Souei] pəsat ("to extinguish").

Frequently asked questions

What does tắt mean in English?

tắt (verb) means "to switch off; turn off; shut down".

How do you pronounce tắt?

IPA: Hanoi [tat̚˧˦]; Saigon [tak̚˦˥]. Tones: tắt — 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.