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English
- 🔊 marked by fidelity to an original“a close translation”
- 🔊 rigorously attentive“close supervision”
- 🔊 at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other“close to noon”
- 🔊 close in relevance or relationship“a close family”
- 🔊 inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information“although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it”
- 🔊 crowded“close quarters”
- 🔊 (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched“a close contest”
- 🔊 used of hair or haircuts“a close military haircut”
- 🔊 fitting closely but comfortably“a close fit”
- 🔊 confined to specific persons“a close secret”
- 🔊 strictly confined or guarded“kept under close custody”
- 🔊 of textiles“a close weave”
- 🔊 not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances“near neighbors”
- 🔊 giving or spending with reluctance“our cheeseparing administration”
- 🔊 lacking fresh air“a dusty airless attic”
- 🔊 the concluding part of any performance
- 🔊 the last section of a communication“in conclusion I want to say...”
- 🔊 the temporal end“the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”
- 🔊 in an attentive manner“he remained close on his guard”
- 🔊 near in time or place or relationship“as the wedding day drew near”
- 🔊 finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead“The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning”
- 🔊 complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement“We closed on the house on Friday”
- 🔊 move so that an opening or passage is obstructed“Close the door”
- 🔊 become closed“The windows closed with a loud bang”
- 🔊 fill or stop up“Can you close the cracks with caulking?”
- 🔊 bar access to“Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours”
- 🔊 bring together all the elements or parts of“Management closed ranks”
- 🔊 draw near“The probe closed with the space station”
- 🔊 come together, as if in an embrace“Her arms closed around her long lost relative”
- 🔊 change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- 🔊 cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- 🔊 engage at close quarters“close with the enemy”
- 🔊 finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)“The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board”
- 🔊 be priced or listed when trading stops“The stock market closed high this Friday”
- 🔊 unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of“close the circuit”
- 🔊 cease to operate or cause to cease operating“The owners decided to move and to close the factory”
- 🔊 come to a close“The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin”
Spanish
- 🔊 íntimo close
- 🔊 cerrar to close
- 🔊 clausurar to close
- 🔊 estrecho close, kin
- 🔊 allegado close, near
- 🔊 cierro close, closing
- 🔊 familiar close, familiar
- 🔊 cerrar to close, to shut
- 🔊 aturar to close, to block
- 🔊 estrecho close, intimate, strong
- 🔊 cerrar to close, to conclude, to end
- 🔊 finiquitar to close, terminate, finish off
- 🔊 cerca close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially)
- 🔊 cerca close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related)