close in

1. (transitive)To enclose, lock up inside something.

2. (intransitive)To come or approach nearer to someone being pursued.

   The police had not yet caught the thieves, but were closing in.

   Keep refining your estimate, and you will gradually close in on the right answer.

3. To become closer, surround.

   surround completely

1. That museum is going to close in October.

   Той музей зачиняється у жовтні.

   ruТот музей закрывается в октябре.

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2. Tom is standing close to Mary in that picture.

   ruТом стоит близко к Мэри на той фотографии.

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3. We haven't been close in years.

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4. The bar closes in about an hour.

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5. Who are you closest to in your family?

   deWem in Ihrer Familie fühlen sie sich am meisten verbunden?

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• close upзакрити, зачинитиTo close (remove a gap) completely or fully.
• close outзакрити, зачинитиTo terminate; to call the end of.
• close inпритягнути, притягтиTo enclose, lock up inside something.
• close downзакрити, зачинитиTo stop trading as a business.
• close offTo seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
• close withTo fight in a battle with (someone).
• close roundTo surround (someone, something); to form a circle.