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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.
c. : to conclude discussion or negotiation about. The question is closed. also : to consummate (see consummate entry 2 sense 2) by performing something previously agreed. close a transfer of real estate title. 3. a. : to bring or bind together the parts or edges of. a closed book.
If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing. There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness. An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport.
Close definition: to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. See examples of CLOSE used in a sentence.
To close is to shut something or to end something. You could close a door, close your mouth, or even close a deal.
CLOSE definition: 1. If something closes, it moves so that it is not open, and if you close something, you make it…. Learn more.
Definition of close2 adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Close is more often used to describe a relationship between people: a close friend close family close links. You do not usually use near in this way. hold firmly
1. to put or be put in such a position as to cover an opening; shut: the door closed behind him. 2. ( tr) to bar, obstruct, or fill up (an entrance, a hole, etc): to close a road. 3. (Medicine) to bring the parts or edges of (a wound, etc) together or (of the edges of a wound, etc) to be brought together.
(of a delimiting punctuation mark) occurring at the end of a group of words or characters that is set off, as from surrounding text: close parentheses; close quotes; close brackets. Cf. open (def. 32).
