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The median swiss salary is close to 6000CHF[1].

Examples8

Definitions37

Parts of speech4

Quick take

the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of close gathered in one view.

noun

the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

noun

the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

noun

the concluding part of any performance

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for close.

noun

the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"

See also: finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion

noun

the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

See also: conclusion, end, closing, ending

noun

the concluding part of any performance

verb

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

verb

become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

verb

cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"

verb

finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"

verb

come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"

verb

complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"

verb

be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"

verb

engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"

verb

cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

verb

change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

verb

come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"

verb

draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"

verb

bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"

verb

bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"

verb

fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"

verb

unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"

verb

finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

adjective

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

adjective

close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

adjective

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

adjective

rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"

adjective

marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"

adjective

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"

adjective

crowded; "close quarters"

adjective

lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"

adjective

of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"

adjective

strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"

adjective

confined to specific persons; "a close secret"

adjective

fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"

adjective

used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"

adjective

giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

See also: cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching, skinny

adjective

inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

adverb

near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"

adverb

in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"

Example sentences

The median swiss salary is close to 6000CHF[1].

I've been nearsighted all my life, and once you hit 40 years old you stop being able to see things up close.

It's buried close to the bottom:"About half [of Preston's] book sales used to come from Amazon.

On the flip side, if you are lax on insulin, your blood sugar might hover around 250 for months, and you will feel close to normal.

Whenever I see a button that says "sign in with Facebook," I just close the tab immediately.

And at least the first few years of planet hunting we'll tend to find a lot of large giants orbiting close to their stars since they're the easiest to find.

We have never shipped a release with a secret bug or anything remotely close to that and then secretly told certain clients.

SNI operated the world's first commercial vulnerability research team, and had a very close relationship with Theo; we had a full time employee who had essentially led the first OpenBSD security audit.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use close in a sentence?

The median swiss salary is close to 6000CHF[1].

What does close mean?

the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"