close
close
kloƊs
klows
/kləʊs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "close"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ, āϏāĻ‚āϞāĻ—ā§āύ

near in distance
close definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The two buildings are so close that their rooftops almost touch.
āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāϤāϟāĻžāχ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ, āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ

near or approaching in time
close definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their anniversary is close, so they are planning a special celebration.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āώāĻŋāϕ⧀ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāχ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āωāĻĻāϝāĻžāĻĒāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ , āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—

sharing a strong and intimate bond
close definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite their busy schedules, they make time for each other, maintaining their close friendship.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
04

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ 

having a strong familial connection, typically referring to immediate family members like parents or siblings
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor asked about any illnesses in close family members.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ āϰ⧋āĻ— āφāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻž āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ

performed with great care and thoroughness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The researcher took a close look at the results to ensure accuracy.
āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻ• āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
06

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ , āφāρāϟ

indicating a result with little difference between the participants
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was a close game, and the lead changed multiple times.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ•āĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ, āφāρāϟ

having little space between people or things
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The market was close with people hustling to get the best deals.
āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻĄāĻŋāϞ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŧā§‹āĻšā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ, āϘāύ

having a tight or compact arrangement, especially in textiles like fabric or weave
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fence was built with close slats to ensure privacy.
āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϘāύ āĻ¸ā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ, āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ

carefully guarded or kept secret, with limited access or knowledge
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His movements were kept close, with no one aware of his location.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϕ⧇āω āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāϤ āύāĻžāĨ¤
10

āϛ⧋āϟ, āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

(of hair) cut very short, typically near the scalp
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The barber gave him a close trim, leaving his hair barely above the skin.
āύāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻ›āĻžāρāϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰ āϚ⧁āϞ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
11

āĻ•ā§ƒāĻĒāĻŖ, āϞ⧋āĻ­ā§€

reluctant to give or spend, especially money
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ’s very close when it comes to buying gifts, always choosing the cheapest options.
āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āϕ⧇āύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻ•ā§ƒāĻĒāĻŖ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
12

āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ, āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϞ⧇āϗ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

having no excess space but without being restrictive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The close fit of the gloves provided both comfort and dexterity.
āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāĻ­āϏ⧇āϰ āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ āĻĢāĻŋāϟāϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧāχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
13

āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ

(of a person) secretive or unwilling to share personal information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She ’s always been close, keeping her thoughts and emotions to herself.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ“ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ— āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14

āĻĻāĻŽāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ, āĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ

having air that feels stuffy and lacks freshness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was so close in the elevator that it was hard to breathe.
āϞāĻŋāĻĢāĻŸā§‡ āĻāϤ āĻĻāĻŽāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ, āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀

almost reaching or becoming something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The two friends were close to finishing their long hike.
āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ• āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move something like a window or door into a position that people or things cannot pass through

shut

Transitive: to close a window or door
to close definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He closed the gate to prevent the dog from running away.
āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇ āϗ⧇āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to not be open anymore
Intransitive
to close definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The curtains closed as the play came to an end.
āύāĻžāϟāĻ• āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
02

āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to finalize a business deal
Transitive: to close a business deal
to close definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The real estate agent worked tirelessly to close the sale of the property before the end of the month.
āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āϟ āĻāĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a window or program disappear from the computer screen
Transitive: to close a computer window or program
to close definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In order to free up memory and improve performance, Mark decided to close some of the background applications.
āĻŽā§‡āĻŽāϰāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇āĻļāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cease operating or conducting business for the remainder of the day

shut

Intransitive: to close point in time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The restaurant is closing for renovations next week.
āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to finish or bring an activity or process to an end
Transitive: to close an activity or process
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the evening approached, the event organizers began to close the outdoor festival.
āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāĻ•āϰāĻž āφāωāϟāĻĄā§‹āϰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to conclude or come to an end
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the sun set, the children 's game of tag closed, and they headed home for dinner.
āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āϖ⧇āϞāĻž āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to conclude a baseball game when one team is leading by a small margin
Transitive: to close a baseball game
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The relief pitcher was brought in to close the game and secure the victory for his team.
āϰāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻĢ āĻĒāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āϗ⧇āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to block and prevent movement or access
Transitive: to close a passage or access
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Heavy snowfall closed the mountain pass, making it impassable for vehicles.
āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āϤ⧁āώāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ—āĻŽā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to fill up or block an opening, typically to seal or secure it
Transitive: to close an opening
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The workers closed the hole in the wall with bricks and mortar to repair the damage.
āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āχāϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to complete an electrical circuit, allowing the flow of current through it
Transitive: to close an electrical circuit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Pressing the button closes the circuit, activating the electric motor.
āĻŦā§‹āϤāĻžāĻŽ āϟāĻŋāĻĒāϞ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŽā§‹āϟāϰ āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧀āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to join or seal the edges of something
Transitive: to close the edges of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The surgeon closed the incision with sutures after completing the operation.
āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāϚāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϜāύ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to come together or move toward each other in order to grip, clamp, or secure an object
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bear 's claws closed around the fish, securing its meal from the rushing river.
āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧁āϕ⧇āϰ āύāĻ–āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āύāĻĻā§€ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to approach in distance
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The runners closed rapidly on the finish line, their strides quickening with determination.
āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āĻāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤāϤāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
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āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϝ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to engage in physical confrontation or fighting at close quarters
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the wrestling match, the athletes closed repeatedly, vying for control and leverage.
āϕ⧁āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻāϏ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ“ āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϰ⧇āĻœā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have a particular value or price at the end of a day's trading on the stock market
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite fluctuations throughout the day, the stock closed at $75.60, maintaining its value.
āĻĻāĻŋāύāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§€ āĻ“āĻ āĻžāύāĻžāĻŽāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ $75.60 āĻ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧋āĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to withdraw all funds from an account and terminate its use
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She visited the bank to close her inactive checking account.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§‡āĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āϟ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇, āĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻŋ

without much space between
close definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He lives close to the school.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ

with careful focus or observation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He examined the document close, noticing details others missed.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻĨāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ—āϞāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ—āϞāĻŋ

a residential street with no through traffic, typically ending in a dead end
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She moved to a cozy house on Maple Close.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϞ āĻ•ā§āϞ⧋āϜ-āĻ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the end of an event, period, or activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They worked hard right up to the close of the project.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the final segment of a performance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The close of the film tied up all the loose ends beautifully.
āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āϏāĻŦ āφāϞāĻ—āĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the final resolution or cadence of a musical passage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The choir sang harmoniously until the close of the hymn.
āĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻĻāϞ āϏ⧁āϰ⧇āϞāĻž āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāύ āϗ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ

the act of shutting something, particularly a door
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sudden close of the gate startled the children.
āϗ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

closely
closeness
close
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āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
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