- CLOSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
close, end, conclude, finish, complete, terminate mean to bring or come to a stopping point or limit close usually implies that something has been in some way open as well as unfinished
- CLOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
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
- CLOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
The close of a period of time or an activity is the end of it To bring or draw something to a close means to end it
- Close: Definition, Meaning, and Examples - usdictionary. com
As an adjective, "close" describes something located or occurring nearby, either in terms of physical space or temporal proximity "Close" also refers to strong emotional bonds or intimate relationships between people
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Definition of close 1 verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] close (something) to put something into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this position synonym shut He closed the door firmly Would anyone mind if I closed the window? She closed the gate behind her
- close - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
close (third-person singular simple present closes, present participle closing, simple past and past participle closed) (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through
- close - definition and meaning - Wordnik
From Middle English closen ("to close, enclose"), partly continuing (in altered form) earlier Middle English clusen ("to close"; from Old English clȳsan ("to close, shut"); compare beclose, forclose, etc ); and partly derived from the Middle English adjective clos ("close, shut up, confined, secret"), from Old French clos ("close, confined
- American Heritage Dictionary Entry: close
These adjectives mean not far from another in space, time, or relationship: an airport close to town; her immediate family; his nearest relative; the proximate neighborhood
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