closet

[US]/ˈklɒzɪt/
[UK]/ˈklɑːzɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. chumba kidogo au eneo lilofunikwaa linalotumika kwa kuhifadhi, mara nyingi kabati au sakafu; chumba cha kibinaadamu kwa majadiliano au mikutano ya siri
adj. siri au mafichoni; inahusu mambo yaliyofichwa au ya faragha
vt. kufunga mtu katika chumba cha kibinaadamu
Word Forms
Past Tensecloseted
Past Participlecloseted
Third Person Singularclosets
Pluralclosets
Present Participleclosetting

Phrases & Collocations

walk-in closet

wardrobe kubwa

closet organizer

mpangaji wa kabati

small closet

kabati ndogo

closet space

eneo la kabati

built-in closet

kabati iliyojaa

water closet

choo

Example Sentences

The closet is bare.

Wakarati umebaki ukiwa mtupu.

a closet proponent of a tax increase; a closet alcoholic.

mshabiki wa siri wa ongezeko la kodi; pombe mlegevu wa siri.

a closet proponent of a tax increase

mshabiki wa siri wa ongezeko la kodi

he was closeted with the king.

alifungiwa na mfalme.

Painting the closet was a tough nut to crack.

Kubofya kabati ilikuwa changamoto kubwa.

a raunchy closet full of dirty socks.

kabati chafu iliyojaa soksi chafu.

a storage closet; storage facilities.

kabati la kuhifadhi; vifaa vya kuhifadhi.

I'll clear out that closet for you.

Nitakiwepo kabati kwa ajili yako.

lesbians who had come out of the closet .

wapatanishi ambao walitoka kwenye kabati.

closeted themselves with their attorneys.

walifungiwa na wakili wao.

he returned home and closeted himself in his room.

alirudi nyumbani na kujifunga chumbani mwake.

You parking your horse in Vida Warren's closet, pardner?

Unaparkia farasi wako kwenye kabati la Vida Warren, rafiki?

set the child to cleaning the closets; set guards around the perimeter.

weka mtoto kusafisha kabati; weka walinzi karibu na eneo.

among those who voted against it were some closeted gays.

kati ya wale walioshiriki kupinga, kulikuwa na wapatanishi wengine.

The new presidential candidate is certainly popular, but does he have any skeletons in the closet?

Mwigawaji mpya wa urais ni maarufu, lakini je, ana mifupa yoyote kwenye kabati?

Colly could not close the closed closet ,cause your cloth were crammed to close.

Colly hakuweza kufunga kabati lililofungwa, kwa sababu nguo zako zilitoka sana.

The worst thing is that the water closet is clogged and when I flushed it, it overflew.

Kitu kibaya ni kwamba choo kimefungwa na wakati nilitoka, kilivuka.

Real-world Examples

Closets can also just be places to store things - places to keep things.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

I am a plague of locusts emptying the closet.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

I make the closets, and he fills them.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

All morning he’d been closeted with various officials.

Source: Langman OCLM-01 words

I had upgraded some closets for guy who created " ALF" .

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

A brother who locks himself in his master bedroom closet.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

He really likes that closet, huh?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Does that room have a closet I can lock him in?

Source: Friends Season 9

You've been hired at Pritchett's Closets, Blinds, and Waterbeds.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

You'll still see a closet and you'll still see the bathroom.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2019 Collection

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