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shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

shut the stable door after the horse has bolted verb: synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Verb

shut the stable door after the horse has bolted (third-person singular simple present shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted, present participle shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, simple past and past participle shut the stable door after the horse had bolted)

  1. Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Synonyms of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

Forms of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

third-person singular presentshuts the stable door after the horse has bolted
present participleshutting the stable door after the horse has bolted
past participleshut the stable door after the horse had bolted
pastshut the stable door after the horse had bolted

Questions about shut the stable door after the horse has bolted

What does shut the stable door after the horse has bolted mean?
Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted means synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.
What part of speech is shut the stable door after the horse has bolted?
Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted is a verb.
What is the past tense of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted?
The past tense of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted is shut the stable door after the horse had bolted.

Words near shut the stable door after the horse has bolted in the dictionary

  1. shut the box
  2. shut the door
  3. shut the fridge
  4. shut the front door
  5. shut the stable door after the horse had bolted
  6. shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
  7. shut up
  8. shut up and take my money
  9. shut up like a clam
  10. shut up shop
  11. shut-down

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