CLOSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of close – Learner’s Dictionary

close
uk
/kləʊz/
us

close verb [I, T] (DOOR/WINDOW ETC)

A1
If something closes, it moves so that it is not open, and if you close something, you make it move so that it is not open:
Jane closed the window.
Lie down and close your eyes.
Suddenly the door closed.
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close verb [I, T] (PUBLIC PLACE)

A2
If a shop, restaurant, public place, etc closes, people cannot go in it:
The store closes at 8 p.m.
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close verb [I, T] (ORGANIZATION)

B2
If a business or organization closes, or if someone or something closes it, it stops operating:
Many factories have closed in the last ten years.

close verb [I, T] (END)

B2
to end, or to end something:
She closed the meeting with a short speech.

close verb [I, T] (COMPUTER)

If a computer program or a window on a computer screen closes, or if you close it, it stops operating because you tell it to:
This file won't close.
close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/
us

close adjective (DISTANCE)

A1
near in distance:
His house is close to the airport.
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close adjective (TIME)

A1
near in time:
It was close to lunchtime when we arrived.

close adjective (FRIENDLY)

A2
If people are close, they know each other very well and like each other a lot:
close friends
I'm very close to my brother.

close adjective (RELATIVE)

B1
A close relative is someone who is directly related to you, for example your mother, father, or brother.

close adjective (RELATIONSHIP)

seeing or talking with someone a lot:
Our school has close links with a school in China.
I'm still in close contact with my school friends.
be/come close to doing sth
to almost achieve or do something:
We are close to reaching an agreement.
be close to sth
If someone or something is close to a particular state, they are almost in that state:
She was close to tears.

close adjective (COMPETITION)

B2
A close game, competition, etc is one in which people's scores are nearly the same.

close adjective (CAREFUL)

looking at or listening to someone or something very carefully:
On close inspection, you could see that the painting was a fake.
Keep a close watch on the children (= watch them carefully).

close adjective (WEATHER)

Close weather is too warm and there is not enough fresh air.

closeness

noun [ U ]
close
adverb
uk
/kləʊs/
us

close adverb (DISTANCE)

B1
near in distance:
He stayed close to his mother.
Come a bit closer.
We walked close behind them.
There's a great beach close by (= near).
He held me close.

close adverb (TIME)

near in time:
The time for change is coming closer.
close
uk
/kləʊz/
us

close noun [no plural] (END)

the end of something:
They finally reached an agreement at the close of a week of negotiations.
The year was drawing to a close.
close
noun [ C ]
uk
/kləʊs/
( also Close)

close noun [C] (ROAD)

used in the name of a road that cars can only enter from one end:
They live at 7 Kings Close.

(Definition of close from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of close

in Chinese (Traditional)
不開, (使)關,合,關閉, (商店或餐館)關門,不營業,打烊…
in Chinese (Simplified)
不开, (使)关,合,关闭, (商店或餐馆)关门,不营业,打烊…
in Spanish
cerrar, cierre, cercano…
in Portuguese
fechar(-se), fechar, fechar (definitivamente)…
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मिटणे, बंद करणे, बंद होणे…
~が閉まる, ~を閉める, (店など)が閉まる…
kapatmak, kapamak, kapanmak…
fermer, fermer (définitivement), terminer…
tancar(-se), tancar, pròxim…
dicht, nauw, intiem…
திறந்த நிலையில் இருந்து திறந்திருக்காமல் இருப்பதாக மாற்றுவது, ஒரு கடை, உணவகம் அல்லது பொது இடம் மூடப்படும்போது…
बंद करना, (दुकान, रेस्तराँ…
બંધ કરવું, રજા હોવી, બંધ હોવું…
tæt, nær, nøje…
nära, åtsittande, snävt…
rapat, ketat, kawan rapat…
nahe, eng, vertraut…
lukke, bli lukket, lukke seg…
بند کرنا, بند رکھنا, ختم ہونا…
близько, поруч, добре пригнано…
закрывать(ся), закрываться, завершать…
మూయడం, మూసివేసిన, ముగింపు…
يُغْلِق, قَريب مِن, بالقُرْب مِن…
বন্ধ করা, দোকান, রেস্তোরাঁ…
blízko, dokonale padnoucí oděv, blízký…
dekat, ketat, karib…
ใกล้, อย่างพอดีตัว, ที่สนิทกัน…
gần, vừa vặn, gần trong quan hệ…
zamykać (się), zamykać się, ulegać likwidacji…
가까이 오다, 문을 닫다, 영업을 정지하다…
chiudersi, chiudere, chiudere (definitivamente)…
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