zavřít

Czech

zavřít pf (imperfective zavírat)

to close, to shut
Zavřel za sebou dveře. ― He shut the door behind him.
to lock in (somebody)
zavřít koho do vězení ― to put someone in prison

Zavřela kluka do tmavé komory. ― She locked the boy in a dark room.
(reflexive with se) to close up, to shut, to fold up
Zmizeli, jako kdyby se nad nimi zavřela voda. ― They disappeared as though the earth had swallowed them up (literally, “... as though water had closed over them”).

Conjugation of zavřít

infinitive	zavřít, zavříti	active adjective	zavřevší
verbal noun	—	passive adjective	—

The verb zavřít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.