meaning - Is it "close the door" or "shut the door"? - English …
2014年5月9日 · close, shut; close up (temporary closing, in drawing - to bring lines together/close space), shut up (for the night [it would not suffice to say shut up without naming some condition of the shutting]) (temporary closing and shelter & protection); close down, shut down (permanent closing, with shut down sounding more permanent); close the ...
Why do we use open and closed instead of opened and closed
2018年7月31日 · There is another reason as well: There is an adjective close in English - from the same root - and it has retained a few special uses with the meaning closed, as in close season; but in general it has taken the different meaning (and pronunciation) close = "near"), and the meaning shut is no longer available for the word.
grammar - Difference between "Shut the door will you please" and …
2016年6月8日 · Indirectly to whoever in the group has 'authority' or 'responsibility' as regards whether the door is to be shut or not. Depending on context it could be a question: "would the group be amenable to having the door shut", or an indirect request: "can whoever is best disposed to shut the door please do so".
What is the difference between who closed the door and who did …
2018年1月21日 · From a usage (not a grammatical) standpoint, the form "Who closed the door?" is a simple question seeking information (the door is closed, and the speaker wonders who closed it). The form "Who did close the door?" would be used for emphasis, as in this scenario: Jimmy didn't close the door. Alicia didn't close the door. I didn't close the door.
What are the onomatopoeia for opening and closing of a door …
2017年6月30日 · The writer has already deduced that the sounds are from a door, so the whole statement could be simply: From behind, I heard the opening and closing of a door. Or. From behind, I heard the unlocking and opening of a door. Or. From behind, I heard the closing and locking of a door. Otherwise, any sound associated with a door fits. For example:
Is there a word that means both opening and closing a door?
But point taken that, depending on the door, you could open or close it without touching it. I still think this is a much better single-word answer than use , if we are to take the OP's question at face value.
Which question tag is correct? "Shut the door, will you?" or "Shut …
I agree completely. For anyone looking for even more depth on this question, remember that "won't" is the contracted form of "will not." Rearranging the sentences highlights the contrast between "Will you shut the door, please" and "Will you not shut the door, please." As @Greg Lee notes, the later foregrounds the expectation of not shutting ...
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2015年10月25日 · What I was taught is it's supposed to be doors are closing or doors close. However CTA announcements clearly say doors closing. I'm pretty sure it's not door's closing because it also says doors open on the right. So it uses plural. Also quick search in Google reveals everyone thinks it's doors closing. Is it really grammatically correct?
Can we say a door is slammed open? - English Language & Usage …
2021年12月18日 · To shut (a door, window, etc.) with violence and noise; to bang; to close with unnecessary force. Also with adverbs, as down, to, up. There are however idiomatic figurative uses such as slam on the brakes , though slam almost always carries the connotation of noise and/or violent action - such as the car slammed into the one in front .
A word/phrase for when something is very close to closed but not ...
2017年3月20日 · "Pulled the door to" doesn't necessarily mean it was not fully closed (at least in British English). Some types of door can close fully without having to operate the catch or the door knob, other types can not. As @1006a said, "the door was to" isn't idiomatic British English either. –