Czech Word of the Day
zavřít
/ZA-vrzhit/ • verb (perfective) — 27th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to close or shut (something); to finish or bring something to a closed state
Examples
- Můžeš zavřít dveře?
(Can you close the door?) - Zavřel jsem knihu a odešel.
(I closed the book and left.) - Obchod zavřel dříve než obvykle.
(The shop closed earlier than usual.)
Synonyms
- uzavřít
- zavírat
Zavřít is the perfective verb used to express a completed action of closing. Use the imperfective zavírat when talking about repeated or ongoing closing. It applies to physical things (doors, books, shops) and more abstract endings (meetings, files). The imperative form is commonly used to ask someone to close something (e.g., "Zavřete dveře").
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