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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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verb, noun-see also CLOSE
+ verb
window / door, etc.
1 to put sth into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this position
Synonym: SHUT
[VN] Would anyone mind if I closed the window? + She closed the gate behind her. + It's dark now-let's close the curtains. + I closed my eyes against the bright light. + [V] The doors open and close automatically.
Antonym: OPEN
book / umbrella, etc.
2 [VN] ~ sth (up) to move the parts of sth together so that it is no longer open
Synonym: SHUT
to close a book / an umbrella

It's very close today-I think there's going to be a storm.
private
14 [not before noun] ~ (about sth) not willing to give personal information about yourself: He was close about his past.
mean
15 [not before noun] (BrE) not liking to spend money: She's always been very close with her money.
phonetics
16 (of vowels) pronounced with the tongue raised near to the top of the mouth
closely adverb: I sat and watched everyone very closely (= carefully). + He walked into the room, closely followed by the rest of the family. + a closely contested election + She closely resembled her mother at the same age. + The two events are closely connected.
closeness noun [U]
Idioms: at / from close quarters very near: fighting at close quarters
a close call / shave (informal) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.
a close thing a situation in which success or failure is equally possible: We got him out in the end, but it was a close thing.
close to home if a remark or topic of discussion is close to home, it is accurate or connected with you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or embarrassed: Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.
keep a close eye / watch on sb/sth to watch sb/sth carefully: Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales.
more at HEART
+ adverb (closer, closest) near; not far away: They sat close together. + Don't come too close! + She held Tom close and pressed her cheek to his. + I couldn't get close enough to see. + A second police car followed close behind.
Idioms: close at hand near; in a place where sb/sth can be reached easily: There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.
close by (sb/sth) at a short distance (from sb/sth): Our friends live close by. + The route passes close by the town.
close on
close to almost; nearly: She is close on sixty. + It is close on midnight. + a profit close to £200 million
a close run thing a situation in which sb only just wins or loses, for example in a competition or an election: Mr Taylor's election defeat was a close run thing.
close to
close up in a position very near to sth: The picture looks very different when you see it close to.
close up to sb/sth very near in space to sb/sth: She snuggled close up to him.
come close (to sth / to doing sth) to almost reach or do sth: He'd come close to death. + We didn't win but we came close. + The welfare state never came close to eliminating poverty.
run sb/sth close (BrE) to be nearly as good, fast, successful, etc. as sb/sth else: Germany ran Argentina very close in the final.
more at CARD n., MARK n., SAIL v.
+ noun
1 (BrE) (especially in street names) a street that is closed at one end: Brookside Close
2 the grounds and buildings that surround and belong to a CATHEDRAL

Thesaurus dictionary

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v.

1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten:

I closed my eyes. Please close the door behind you.

2 make inaccessible, shut, Chiefly US place off limits:

The Bodleian Library will be closed for a week.

3 conclude, end, finish, complete, bring to a close or end, terminate, climax, Colloq wind up:

A brilliant flourish closes the first movement of the symphony.

4 conclude, sign, seal, make, settle, clinch, agree, arrange, work out, establish:

Union and management closed a deal, and the strike was called off.

5 Also, close down. discontinue, terminate, stop, suspend, shut down, go out of business, cease operations, close (up), Colloq wind up, shut up shop, put up the shutters:

Competition from the supermarket forced the greengrocer to close down.

6 Also, close off. seal, make inaccessible, shut (off), obstruct, obturate:

This wing of the museum has been closed off temporarily.

7 close one's eyes to. ignore, overlook, disregard:

You have always closed your eyes to his faults.

8 close up.

(a) close, shut (up), lock up, close (down):

It's time to close up for the night.

(b) close, come or draw or bring together, unite, join; connect:

We closed up ranks and stood at attention.

adj.

9 near; adjacent, proximate, proximal:

He claims to have had a close encounter with an extraterrestrial. There certainly is a close resemblance between Kathy and her daughter.

10 closed, shut (up), fixed, fast, secure, tight:

The hostages spent a month in close confinement.

11 dense, compact, tight, cramped, compressed, tiny, minuscule, minute:

I could hardly read the close writing on the matchbox.

12 stuffy, musty, stale, fusty, confining, oppressive, airless, unventilated, confined, stifling, suffocating:

They locked me in a room that was so close I could hardly breathe.

13 nearly equal or even, close-matched, neck and neck, tight:

It was a close race, but Flanagan won by a hair.

14 careful, assiduous, precise, detailed, concentrated, strict, rigorous, minute, searching, attentive, alert, intent, intense, thorough, painstaking:

Close analysis has revealed that the handwriting is that of a left-handed adult.

15 attached, intimate, devoted, familiar, inseparable, close-knit, solid, confidential; fast; Colloq thick, thick as thieves, pally, US and Canadian palsy-walsy, buddy-buddy:

They are a very close family. She and her father are very close.

16 private, privy, secret, guarded, closely guarded, confidential:

Although it should have been a close secret, the press managed to get hold of it.

17 secretive, reticent, taciturn, reserved, close-mouthed, tight-lipped, silent:

She is very close about the whereabouts of her husband.

18 stingy, mean, miserly, niggardly, tight-fisted, close-fisted, parsimonious, penurious, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, Scrooge-like, skinflinty, Colloq near, Brit mingy:

He's so close he charges his own mother rent.

19 secluded, concealed, shut up or away, hidden:

The fugitives decided to lie close till nightfall.

adv.

20 near, in the neighbourhood (of), not far (from), adjacent (to); alongside; at hand, nearby, close by:

The murder took place close to my house. I'm frightened, so please stay close by.

21 close to or on or onto. nearly, almost, about, practically, approximately, nigh unto, approaching:

For close to two thousand years the site lay untouched.

n.

22 end, termination, conclusion, finish, completion, cessation; culmination:

By the close of trading, share prices had risen again.

Collocation dictionary

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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.

PREP.

at/by/towards the ~ of

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

¹ near

VERBS

be | draw, get

She grew increasingly nervous as the date of the audition drew closer.

| keep, stay

Keep close to me.

ADV.

extremely, very | fairly, quite | together

Their birthdays are very close together.

PREP.

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.

| remain

ADV.

very | quite

PREP.

to

He was quite close to his older brother.

¹ door, book, eyes, etc.

ADV.

firmly, tightly

He closed the door firmly.

² shop, business, road, etc.

ADV.

permanently, temporarily | down, off, up

That factory's been closed down now.

PREP.

to

The museum has been temporarily closed to the public.

Concise English dictionary

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closes|closed|closing|closer|closestkləʊs
noun
+the temporal end; the concluding time
+the last section of a communication
+the concluding part of any performance
verb
+cease to operate or cause to cease operating
+complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
+move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
+bar access to
+finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
+draw near
+come to a close
+become closed
+come together, as if in an embrace
+unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
+bring together all the elements or parts of
+engage at close quarters
+be priced or listed when trading stops
+cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
+change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
+fill or stop up
+finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
adj.
+at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
+close in relevance or relationship
+not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
+rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
+marked by fidelity to an original
+(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
+crowded
+lacking fresh air
+of textiles
+strictly confined or guarded
+confined to specific persons
+fitting closely but comfortably
+used of hair or haircuts
+giving or spending with reluctance
+inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
adv.
+near in time or place or relationship
+in an attentive manner

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