Definition

1. Verb:

   • To fold: To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over upon itself so that one part covers another, creating a crease.
   • To close (by folding): To shut something, like a book or a letter, by bringing its parts together.

2. Adjective:

   • Urgent / pressing: Requiring immediate action or attention.
   • Hurried / rushed: Done or occurring quickly, often due to a lack of time.

3. Adverb:

   • Urgently / in a hurry: Used to describe an action that must be done quickly.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Cô ấy gấp quần áo cẩn thận. (She folds the clothes carefully.)
  • Hãy gấp sách lại. (Please close the book.)

• Adjective:

  • Đây là tin nhắn gấp. (This is an urgent message.)
  • Cô ấy có vẻ rất gấp. (She seems to be in a great hurry.)

• Adverb:

  • Anh ấy cần gặp bạn gấp. (He needs to see you urgently.)

Advanced Usage

• "gấp đôi": double, twice as much.

  • Dân số thành phố này gấp đôi thành phố kia. (The population of this city is double that of the other city.)

• "gấp rút": to expedite, to do something hastily and with urgency.

  • Chúng tôi đang gấp rút hoàn thành dự án. (We are rushing to complete the project.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gập (v): A variant spelling/pronunciation of "gấp," meaning to fold or bend.

  • Anh ấy gập tờ giấy làm đôi. (He folded the paper in half.)

• Gấp khúc (v): to bend at an angle, to zigzag.

  • Con đường này gấp khúc nhiều. (This road has many sharp bends.)

Synonyms

• Fold: to bend over.
• Urgent: requiring immediate action.
• Hurry: to act or move quickly.

Related Idioms

• Gấp mười, gấp trăm: Many times over (literally "tenfold, a hundredfold"); used to emphasize a large multiplicative factor.

  • Nó thông minh gấp mười đứa trẻ khác. (He is ten times smarter than other children.)

• Không gấp: There's no hurry; it's not urgent.

  • Cứ từ từ, không gấp. (Take your time, there's no hurry.)

verb

1. to fold; to close; to shut

adj

1. pressing; urgent; hurry
   • không gấp
     there is no hurry