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shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted

shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Meaning of shut 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.

Questions about shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted

What is shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.

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

  1. shuts one's gob
  2. shuts one's head
  3. shuts one's mouth
  4. shuts one's trap
  5. shuts out
  6. shuts the stable door after the horse has bolted
  7. shuts up
  8. shuts up like a clam
  9. shuts up shop
  10. shuts-up
  11. Shutt

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