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adjective
- 1. only a short distance away: "a close-in shot"
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: to block against entry or passage. close a street. : to deny access to. The city closed the beach. d. : to suspend or stop the operations of. close school. often used with down. They closed down the factory. e. : screen, exclude. close a view.
Practice finding the sentences that are closest in meaning to a given one in English. These exercises are suitable for different levels of English learners and prepare them for various exams.
5 days ago · (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance.
English Exercises > Closest in meaning. Next>> Read the text in each of the following situations and choose the best meaning for the phrases that are underlined. After weeks of anticipation, the day of the marathon had finally arrived. As the runners took off, the spectators cheered them on.
Read the text in each of the following situations and choose the best meaning for the phrases that are underlined. Jane had always been interested in sports and fitness, but it wasn't until her early thirties that she decided to take up running.
Closest means being near in space, time, or relationship. Find out the usage, pronunciation, and translations of closest, as well as related words and phrases.
to move toward someone or something gradually and from all directions: It felt as though the walls of the room were closing in on her. (Definition of close in from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of close in. in Chinese (Traditional) （通常指為了進攻）慢慢圍上來，包圍，逼近… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
