Close in a sentence as a noun

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.

Close in a sentence as a verb

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

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

Close in a sentence as an adjective

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.

Close in a sentence as an adverb

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.

Close definitions

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 closing ending

noun

the concluding part of any performance

See also: finale finis

verb

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

See also: shut

verb

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

See also: shut

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"

See also: fold

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"

See also: conclude

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"

See also: near nigh

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"

See also: faithful

adjective

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

See also: tight

adjective

crowded; "close quarters"

See also: confining

adjective

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

See also: airless stuffy unaired

adjective

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

See also: tight

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"

See also: snug close-fitting

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"

See also: closelipped closemouthed secretive tightlipped

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"

See also: near nigh

adverb

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

See also: closely tight