Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of close in on.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. It was close upon twelve before I heard the sharp sound of his latch-key.

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Forms

closes in upon, closing in upon, closed in upon, closed in upon
Base formclose in upon · to close in upon
3rd person singularcloses in upon
Present participleclosing in upon
Past simpleclosed in upon
Past participleclosed in upon

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyclose in upon
he, she, itcloses in upon

Past simpleLesson

all personsclosed in upon

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave closed in upon
he, she, ithas closed in upon

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill close in upon

Synonyms

1 synonyms
close in on

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
closeA1closelyB1closenessC1closer
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