Definition

1. Verb:

   • To place or rest something on a raised surface: To put or set an object onto something elevated, such as a shelf, ledge, or piece of furniture.
   • To keep watch; to guard: To act as a sentinel or watchman, monitoring a place for security.
   • To postpone; to shelve: To deliberately set something aside, such as a task, issue, or story, and temporarily forget about it or delay dealing with it.

2. Noun:

   • An upper floor or attic: A story or level of a building above the ground floor, often used for living or storage.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Anh ấy gác chân lên ghế. (He rests his feet on the chair.)
  • Người lính phải gác cổng suốt đêm. (The soldier must guard the gate all night.)
  • Chúng ta nên gác tranh luận này lại. (We should shelve this argument for now.)

• Noun:

  • Căn phòng trên gác rất yên tĩnh. (The room in the attic is very quiet.)

Advanced Usage

• "gác bút": To lay down the pen; to stop writing or literary work.

  • Sau cuốn tiểu thuyết đó, ông ấy quyết định gác bút. (After that novel, he decided to lay down his pen.)

• "gác chân": To put one's feet up (literally and figuratively for resting).

  • Cuối ngày, tôi chỉ muốn về nhà và gác chân. (At the end of the day, I just want to go home and put my feet up.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gác xép (n): An attic or loft, typically used for storage.

  • Đồ cũ được cất trong gác xép. (Old items are stored in the attic.)

• Gác cổng (v/n): To guard a gate; a gatekeeper.

  • Ông cụ làm nghề gác cổng. (The old man works as a gatekeeper.)

• Gác lại (v): To put aside, to postpone.

  • Dự án đã bị gác lại vô thời hạn. (The project has been postponed indefinitely.)

Synonyms

• Verb: To place, to rest, to watch, to guard, to postpone, to shelve.
• Noun: Loft, attic, upper floor.

Related Idioms

• Gác tía lầu son: A phrase describing a luxurious, palatial residence (literally: "vermilion attic, painted tower").

  • Sống trong gác tía lầu son. (To live in a luxurious mansion.)

• Gác mái chèo: To rest the oars; to stop rowing, often used metaphorically to mean taking a break or retiring from an activity.

  • Sau nhiều năm vất vả, đã đến lúc gác mái chèo. (After many hard years, it's time to rest the oars.)

verb

1. to put; to set on
2. to keep; to guard
   • người gác cửa
     a gate keeper
3. to forget about; to pigeon-hole
   • gác một câu chuyện cũ lại
     to forget about an old story