close

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noun

VERB + CLOSE

▪ bring sth to

▪

The chairperson brought the meeting to a close.

▪ come to, draw to

▪

The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe.

PREPOSITION

▪ at the close of, by the close of, towards/toward the close of

▪

At the close of trading, he had lost thousands of pounds on the stock market.

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verb

1 door, book, eyes, etc.

ADVERB

▪ firmly, tightly

▪

He closed the door firmly.

▪ gently, quietly, silently, softly

▪

She gently closed the door behind her.

2 shop/store, business, road, etc.

ADVERB

▪ permanently, temporarily

▪ officially

▪

Tomorrow college officially closes for the vacation.

▪ down, off, up

▪

That factory's been closed down now.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪

The museum has been temporarily closed to the public.

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adj., adv.

1 near

VERBS

▪ be

▪ come, draw, get, move

▪

She grew increasingly nervous as the audition drew closer.

▪ keep, stay

▪

Keep close to me.

▪ hold sb, hug sb, pull sb

ADVERB

▪ extremely, remarkably, very

▪ fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively

▪ awfully (esp. AmE), dangerously, frighteningly, perilously, precariously, uncomfortably

▪

The car came perilously close to running her down.

▪ tantalizingly

▪

Victory was tantalizingly close.

▪ geographically

▪ together

▪

Their birthdays are very close together.

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪

Get close to the microphone.

2 friendly and loving

VERBS

▪ be, feel, seem

▪

The two sisters seemed very close.

▪ become, grow

▪

After the death of their parents the two children grew very close.

▪ bring sb

▪

These horrific events brought the family closer.

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ quite

PREPOSITION

▪ to

▪

He was very close to his older brother.

Close is used with these nouns: ↑acquaintance, ↑adherence, ↑adviser, ↑affinity, ↑aide, ↑alignment, ↑alliance, ↑ally, ↑analogy, ↑analysis, ↑approximation, ↑associate, ↑association, ↑attachment, ↑attention, ↑bond, ↑call, ↑check, ↑circle, ↑collaboration, ↑colleague, ↑combat, ↑communion, ↑community, ↑companion, ↑companionship, ↑comparison, ↑confinement, ↑confines, ↑connection, ↑consultation, ↑contact, ↑contest, ↑control, ↑cooperation, ↑coordination, ↑correlation, ↑correspondence, ↑cousin, ↑dialogue, ↑election, ↑embrace, ↑encounter, ↑escape, ↑examination, ↑eye, ↑family, ↑fight, ↑finish, ↑fit, ↑follower, ↑formation, ↑friend, ↑friendship, ↑game, ↑guard, ↑imitation, ↑inspection, ↑integration, ↑interest, ↑intimacy, ↑investigation, ↑involvement, ↑kin, ↑liaison, ↑link, ↑look, ↑monitoring, ↑neighbour, ↑observation, ↑observer, ↑parallel, ↑partnership, ↑proximity, ↑pursuit, ↑questioning, ↑race, ↑range, ↑rapport, ↑reading, ↑relation, ↑relationship, ↑relative, ↑resemblance, ↑rival, ↑score, ↑scrutiny, ↑season, ↑shave, ↑similarity, ↑study, ↑substitute, ↑supervision, ↑supporter, ↑surveillance, ↑thing, ↑tie, ↑touch, ↑union, ↑vicinity, ↑view, ↑vote, ↑watch

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adv.

Close is used with these verbs: ↑bend, ↑cling, ↑hug, ↑lean, ↑press, ↑snuggle, ↑step, ↑stick, ↑venture