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- (transitive & intransitive) If you close something, you change it from being open to not open.
- Synonym: shut
- Antonym: open
- She watched TV for a while, and then closed her eyes.
- He left the room and softly closed the door behind him.
- He opened his mouth and closed it again without saying anything.
- (transitive & intransitive) If something closes, it goes out of business for a short time or permanently.
- Synonym: shut
- Antonym: open
- The supermarket closes at 5 o'clock on Saturday.
- Sadly, we have decided to close the shop.
- (transitive & intransitive) If the distance or time between two different things closes, they get closer together.
- Synonym: narrow
- Antonym: widen
- The government will use the $15 million to close a budget gap.
- With only three games left in the season, Milan is closing in on Hamburg.
- The storm was closing in, and she wanted to get home.
- (transitive & intransitive) If something closes, it ends.
- The book closes with the man alone in the house where he started.
- I'd like to close this talk by asking for your help.
- (intransitive) If a stock, bond, or currency closes at a certain price, it is at the price at the end of the trading day.
- Synonym: end
- Antonym: open
- The EAP Emerging Growth Fund lost half a dollar, closing at just over $38.
- Again today, cigarette company stocks closed up.
- (transitive & intransitive) If you close a deal/sale/contract, both people make a final agreement.
- It took five months, many phone calls, and an extra $89,000 to close the deal.
- (intransitive) If you close up, you stop talking about something.
- Synonym: shut
- Antonym: open
- Every time I asked about the cost everybody would close right up.
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- When two things are close, they are near each other; the distance or time between them is small.
- Antonym: far
- The bank is close to the store.
- I walk to my university because it is very close.
- It's close to nine o'clock.
- Closer to the end, I'll come and get you.
- Put it close to the door.
- She left an hour ago, and he was very close behind.
- I like to keep my phone close at hand so I can get it quickly.
- They stood close together.
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- If two people are close, they have a good relationship, like friends, family or lovers.
- Synonym: near
- She was quite close to her dad before he died.
- If a game or contest is close, you can't easily see which side is better.
- Synonym: tight
- The race has been very close up until now.
- If two things are close, they are similar.
- Antonym: distant
- This is the closest thing I could find to that colour.
- (usually before a noun) Close range/contact/ties etc. is near, not far.
- Synonym: near
- They tell us the gun was fired at close range.
- Most Norwegians live in close contact with the wilderness, the sea, the mountains, or the forests.
- (usually before a noun) A close look, watch, or eye means careful attention.
- Keep a close eye on the money.
- In a close game/race/competition, etc., the difference between the scores/times/abilities, etc is small.
- Antonym: easy
- One or two points can win or lose a close race .
- The winner earned 13.8 percent of the vote, but she was a close second (13.5 percent).
- If something was close, something bad/dangerous/embarrassing, etc. almost happened.
- Wow, that was close. She almost saw us.
- Thirty years ago this week, our country had a very close call.
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change- (usually singular) The close of something is the end.
- Synonym: end
- I will be surprised if the company is still running by close of business tomorrow.
- The book was written around the close of the 14th century.
- As our first week came to a close, we were getting very tired.