しまう

verb (godan)しまう · shimau

1. Englishto finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to

   • 買い物を済ませてしまったら電話します。I will call you when I have done my shopping.

2. Englishto close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up

3. Englishto put away; to put back; to keep; to store

   • 本とノートをしまいなさい。Put away your books and notebooks.

4. Englishto do completely; to finish

   • やってしまったことは元に戻らない。What is done cannot be undone.

5. Englishto do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...

   • 彼女は短絡的な思考で、表面的な情報だけで判断してしまう。She ends up making decisions based on superficial information because of her simplistic thinking.

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