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CLOSE definition: 1. to change from being open to not being open, or to cause something to do this: 2. When a shop…. Learn more.
Adjective We're not there yet, but we're getting close. We stood close together to stay warm. Christmas is getting closer and will soon be here. Their daughters are close in age. close in size and shape at the close of the evening managed to conduct the negotiations to a satisfactory close Adverb Don't drive so close to the car in front of you.
If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing. There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness. An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport.
close. in English. close. Thesaurus > to close > close. These are words and phrases related to close. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of close.
To close is to shut something or to end something. You could close a door, close your mouth, or even close a deal.
Close definition: to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. See examples of CLOSE used in a sentence.
Definition of close2 adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
We close for lunch between one and two. opposite open. [transitive, intransitive] close (something) (also close down, close somethingdown) if a company, store, etc. closes, or if you close it, it stops operating as a business The club was closed by the police. The hospital closed at the end of last year.
1. to put or be put in such a position as to cover an opening; shut: the door closed behind him. 2. ( tr) to bar, obstruct, or fill up (an entrance, a hole, etc): to close a road. 3. (Medicine) to bring the parts or edges of (a wound, etc) together or (of the edges of a wound, etc) to be brought together.
discontinue: to close down an air base because of budget cuts. to attempt to control or eliminate: The city must close down drug traffic. close in on or upon: to approach so as to capture, attack, arrest, etc.: The hoodlums closed in on their victim. to surround or envelop so as to entrap: a feeling that the room was closing in upon her. close out:
