Definition

1. Verb:

   • To finish; to end; to be used up; to run out: Indicates that something has been completely consumed, concluded, or is no longer available.
   • To expire; to come to an end: Describes the termination of a period, state, or condition.

2. Adverb:

   • Completely; entirely; all: Used to emphasize that an action applies to the whole quantity or extent of something.
   • At all: Used at the end of a negative sentence for emphasis, similar to "at all" in English.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Sữa đã hết rồi. (The milk is finished/all gone.)
  • Cuộc họp sẽ hết lúc 5 giờ. (The meeting will end at 5 o'clock.)
  • Hạn sử dụng của sản phẩm đã hết. (The product's expiration date has passed.)

• Adverb:

  • Chúng tôi đã ăn hết bánh. (We ate all of the cake.)
  • Cô ấy đọc hết cuốn sách trong một ngày. (She read the entire book in one day.)
  • Tôi không hiểu gì hết. (I don't understand anything at all.)

Advanced Usage

• "hết ý": (colloquial) To be fantastic, terrific; used to express that something is extremely good or to one's complete satisfaction.

  • Bộ phim này hay hết ý! (This movie is absolutely fantastic!)

• "hết cách": To be out of options; to have no solution left.

  • Tôi đã thử mọi thứ, giờ thật sự hết cách. (I've tried everything, now I'm truly out of options.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hết sức (adv): Extremely, utterly; with all one's strength.

  • Tôi hết sức cảm ơn anh. (I thank you very much.)

• Hết lòng (adv): Wholeheartedly, with all one's heart.

  • Cô ấy hết lòng chăm sóc bệnh nhân. (She cares for the patients wholeheartedly.)

• Hết hạn (v): To expire, to be past the deadline.

  • Thẻ thành viên của tôi đã hết hạn. (My membership card has expired.)

Synonyms

• Finish/End: conclude, terminate, cease.
• Run out: be exhausted, be depleted.
• Completely: totally, wholly, fully.

Related Idioms

• Hết nước hết cái: (lit. to run out of water and bait) To be completely broke or out of resources; to be at one's wit's end.

  • Sau vụ kinh doanh thất bát, công ty gần như hết nước hết cái. (After the business failure, the company was nearly out of resources.)

• Hết xôi rồi việc: (lit. the sticky rice is gone, now the work) Used when a celebratory or beneficial situation is over and normal, often tedious, work resumes.

  • Lễ cưới xong, giờ hết xôi rồi việc, hai vợ chồng phải lo trả nợ. (The wedding is over, now the party's done and it's back to work; the couple has to focus on paying debts.)

verb

1. to finish; to end; to expire; to come to an end
   • thế là hết chuyện
     There the story end