Definition

1. Verb:
   • To nod: To move one's head up and down slightly and briefly, typically to express agreement, greeting, or acknowledgment.
   • To doze off (in a sitting position): To have one's head repeatedly drop forward and jerk back up involuntarily due to drowsiness or falling asleep unintentionally while seated.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to nod):
  • Anh ấy gật đầu đồng ý với đề nghị của tôi. (He nodded in agreement with my proposal.)
  • Cô giáo gật đầu chào học sinh khi vào lớp. (The teacher nodded to greet the students when entering the class.)
• Verb (to doze off):
  • Ông cụ ngủ gật trên ghế trong khi xem tivi. (The old man dozed off on the chair while watching TV.)
  • Tôi mệt đến nỗi cứ gật gù trong cuộc họp. (I was so tired that I kept nodding off during the meeting.)

Advanced Usage

• "gật gù": To nod repeatedly, often slowly and rhythmically. This can indicate deep agreement, contemplation, or the act of dozing off.
  • Ông lão gật gù tỏ vẻ tán thành. (The old man nodded repeatedly, showing his approval.)
  • Đứa bé gật gù vì buồn ngủ. (The child kept nodding off because he was sleepy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gật đầu (verb phrase): To nod one's head. This is the most common compound form.
  • Gật đầu là một cử chỉ phổ biến. (Nodding is a common gesture.)
• Ngủ gật (verb phrase): To doze off, to nap unintentionally (while sitting).
  • Anh ta thường ngủ gật trên tàu. (He often dozes off on the train.)

Synonyms

• Đồng ý (verb): To agree. (This is a conceptual synonym for the meaning of agreement expressed by nodding.)
• Gục (verb): To droop, to slump (e.g., the head). (This relates to the "dozing off" meaning but implies a heavier, less controlled drop.)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Gật lia lịa / Gật lên gật xuống: To nod vigorously and repeatedly.
  • Cậu bé gật lia lịa khi nghe kể chuyện. (The boy nodded vigorously while listening to the story.)

Related Idioms

• Gật như máy: To nod like a machine; to nod constantly and mechanically.
  • Nghe bài giảng nhàm chán, sinh viên gật như máy. (Listening to the boring lecture, the students nodded like machines.)
• Gật gà gật gưỡng: To be in a state of half-sleep, nodding off intermittently.
  • Sau bữa trưa, tôi ngồi gật gà gật gưỡng. (After lunch, I sat there in a half-asleep state, nodding off.)

verb

1. to nod
   • gật gù
     to nod repeatedly