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An end or conclusionAn end or conclusion.
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» Tom is a close relative of mine.
Tom ist ein naher Verwandter von mir. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том - мой близкий родственник. — zalaim
Том — мій близький родич. — deniko
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Examples
1686 sentencesTom is a close relative of mine.
Том — мій близький родич. — deniko
ruТом - мой близкий родственник. — zalaim
deTom ist ein naher Verwandter von mir. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It was a pretty close call.
ruМы были на волоске от смерти. — venticello
That was certainly a close call.
Meaning
13 sensesAn end or conclusion.
We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.
закры́тиеzakrýtije, заверше́ниеzaveršénije, оконча́ниеokončánije
the temporal end; the concluding time
A double bar marking the end.
(UK)A street that ends in a dead end.
Sackgasse
тупи́кtupík
More meanings 10
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
A grapple in wrestling.
The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
The time when check-in staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
(historical)Private fenced land, such as a paddock, orchard or yard, that, along with the common pasture land and woodland, constituted the inarable component of the open-field system of the medieval manor in England.
(Scotland)A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
(Scotland)The common staircase in a tenement.
The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.
Origin
From Middle English closen (“to close, enclose”), partly continuing (in altered form) earlFrom Middle English closen (“to close, enclose”), partly continuing (in altered form) earlier Middle English clusen (“to close”) from Old English clȳsan (“to close, shut”); compare beclose, foreclose, etc.), and partly derived from Middle English clos (“close, shut up, confined, secret”, adjective), from Old French clos (“close, confined”, adjective), from Latin clausus (“shut up”, past participle), from claudō (“to bar, block, close, enclose, bring an end to, confine”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- (“key, hook, nail”), related to Latin clāvis (“key, deadbolt, bar”), clāvus (“nail, peg”), claustrum (“bar, bolt, barrier”), claustra (“dam, wall, barricade, stronghold”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλείω (kleíō), κλείς (kleís, “bar, bolt, key”), Russian заключи́ть (zaključítʹ) (via ключ (ključ)), German schließen (“to close, conclude, lock”), Dutch sluiten (“to close, conclude, lock”). Partially replaced Old English lūcan (“to close, lock, enclose”), (whence English lock). Doublet of clause.
Borrowed from French clos, from Latin clausum, participle of claudō.
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Forms
plural: closesSynonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- close friends
- close your eyes
- live close to
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.