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to shut out
01
to intentionally avoid paying attention to something so that it does not effect one in a negative way
Transitive: to shut out a negative thought
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
shut
Present tense
shut out
3rd person singular
shuts out
Present participle
shutting out
Past simple
shut out
Past participle
shut out
Examples
Sarah tried to shut out the negative comments and focus on her goals.
02
to purposely keep someone from taking part in an activity
Transitive: to shut out sb
Examples
After their argument, Emily shut out her best friend, refusing to answer calls or messages.
03
to keep someone or something from coming inside
Transitive: to shut out sb/sth
Examples
She shut the noise out by putting on noise-canceling headphones.
