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1. close
verb. ['ˈkloʊs, ˈkloʊz'] move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.
Antonyms
Etymology
- close (English)
- clos (French)
- clausum (Latin)
- closen (Middle English (1100-1500))
2. close
adjective. ['ˈkloʊs, ˈkloʊz'] at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other.
Etymology
- close (English)
- clos (French)
- clausum (Latin)
- closen (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. close
adjective. ['ˈkloʊs, ˈkloʊz'] close in relevance or relationship.
Synonyms
Etymology
- close (English)
- clos (French)
- clausum (Latin)
- closen (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. close
verb. ['ˈkloʊs, ˈkloʊz'] become closed.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Etymology
- close (English)
- clos (French)
- clausum (Latin)
- closen (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. close
verb. ['ˈkloʊs, ˈkloʊz'] cease to operate or cause to cease operating.
Antonyms
Etymology
- close (English)
- clos (French)
- clausum (Latin)
- closen (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. close
adverb. ['ˈkloʊs, ˈkloʊz'] near in time or place or relationship.
Antonyms
Synonyms
Etymology
- close (English)
- clos (French)
- clausum (Latin)
- closen (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. close
verb. ['ˈkloʊs, ˈkloʊz'] finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.).
Synonyms
Etymology
- close (English)
- clos (French)
- clausum (Latin)
- closen (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. close
noun. ['ˈkloʊs, ˈkloʊz'] the temporal end; the concluding time.
Synonyms
Etymology
- close (English)
- clos (French)
- clausum (Latin)
- closen (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. down
adverb. ['ˈdaʊn'] spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.
Etymology
- down (English)
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)