Meaning

3 senses
  1. In a close manner (limited contexts; more often closely).

    So as to leave or create little distance or space between objects.

    The car behind was following too close and could not brake in time.

    Please stay close together.

  2. Carefully, in detail.

    Look close at the pictures.

  3. In combination (sometimes potentially ambiguous between adverb and adjective).

    close-packed, close-knit, close-fitting

More definitions
  • in an attentive manner
  • near in time or place or relationship

Examples

5081 sentences
  1. The store might be closed already.

    Магазин вже може бути закритим. — quez

    ruМагазин уже может быть закрыт. — marafon

    deDer Laden könnte schon geschlossen sein. — Wolf

  2. What time does this restaurant close?

    О котрій зачиняється цей ресторан? — brambury

    ruВо сколько закрывается этот ресторан? — Hellerick

    deWann schließt diese Gaststätte? — Manfredo

  3. Please close the door behind you.

    Будь ласка, зачини за собою двері. — deniko

    ruЗакройте за собой дверь, пожалуйста. — marafon

    deSchließ bitte die Tür hinter dir. — MUIRIEL

  4. I want to close my account.

    Я хочу закрити свій рахунок. — Ahha

    ruХочу закрыть свой счёт. — Ooneykcall

    deIch möchte mein Konto schließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. She has very few close friends.

    У неї мало близьких друзів. — deniko

    ruУ неё очень мало близких друзей. — Biga

    deSie hat sehr wenige enge Freunde. — Esperantostern

Origin

Borrowed from French clos, from Latin clausum, participle of claudō.

Borrowed from French clos, from Latin clausum, participle of claudō.

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Forms

closer, closest
Comparativecloser Lesson
Superlativeclosest

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Collocations

12 patterns
  • close the door
  • close friends
  • close the windows
  • closed his eyes
  • close to the
  • close friend of
  • a close friend
  • his eyes closed
  • came came close
  • eyes closed
  • to close the
  • close your eyes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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