closely
close
ˈkloʊs
klows
ly
li
li
/klˈə‍ʊsli/

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

01

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ

without having a lot of space or time in between
closely definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cars on the highway were moving closely, creating a slow but steady flow.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧ⧀āϰ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a tightly confined or restricted way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fish were swimming in a closely packed tank.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ›āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ™ā§āϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.2

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ

with little difference or gap between two things or outcomes
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The two candidates ran closely in the polls.
āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€ āĻĒā§‹āϞāϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a way that shows a strong relationship or connection
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
These ideas are closely linked in the theory.
āĻāχ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤
2.1

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ¸ā§āύ⧇āĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇

in an affectionate or emotionally intimate way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She stayed closely connected with her childhood friends.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧈āĻļāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.2

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ  āϏāĻšāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ

in a cooperative or unified way, with frequent interaction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The departments communicate closely on all projects.
āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

with great care, focus, or attention to detail
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor examined the test results closely before making a diagnosis.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϰ⧋āĻ— āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
3.1

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧇

in a secretive or guarded way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was a closely held secret for years.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ

in terms of near family or biological relationship
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They are closely connected through a shared ancestor.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤
05

āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

(of hair) cut short, close to the skin
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His beard was closely trimmed.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

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

closely
close
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