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• Bezeichnet etwas räumlich oder zeitlich Nahes oder eine enge persönliche Beziehung; beschreibt außerdem einen geringen Abstand oder eine große Ähnlichkeit.

Describes something that is near in space, time, or relationship; also used to describe a narrow margin or similarity.

1. Near in distanceA1formal

   Being at a short distance away; not far.

   Nah

   • The store is very close to my house.
   • Stay close to me in the crowd.
   • The two buildings are close together.

   Synonymeadjacentat handhandynearnearbyneighboringnighproximate

   Antonymedistantfarremote

2. Near in timeA2formal

   Approaching or about to happen soon.

   Kurz bevorstehend

   • The deadline is close, so we need to hurry.
   • Christmas is getting close.
   • We are close to the end of the project.

   Synonymeat handforthcomingimminentimpendingnearnighupcoming

   Antonymedistantfarremote

3. Intimate relationshipA2formal

   Having a strong emotional bond or connection.

   Vertraut

   • She is a close friend of mine.
   • They have a very close relationship.
   • He is close to his grandmother.

   Synonymeaffectionateattachedbosomconfidentialdeardevotedfamiliarinseparableintimateloving

   Antonymealoofdetacheddistantestrangedremote

4. Almost equal or similarB1formal

   Very similar or almost the same.

   Ähnlich

   • The two paintings are close in style.
   • It was a close match, but they lost.
   • The results were close to what we expected.

   Synonymeakinalikecomparablecorrespondingequivalentmatchingnearsimilar

   Antonymedifferentdissimilardistantremote

• Adverb, das eine geringe räumliche oder zeitliche Entfernung bezeichnet oder eine Position in unmittelbarer Nähe angibt. Es stimmt in der Form oft mit dem Adjektiv überein.

An adverb meaning "near in space or time" or "in a position that is not far away." It is used to describe proximity and is identical in form to the adjective.

1. Near in distanceA1formal

   At a short distance away; nearby.

   Nahe

   • She stood close to the door.
   • The store is close to my house.
   • He moved closer to hear better.

   Synonymeat handnearnearbynigh

   Antonymedistantfar

2. Near in timeB1formal

   Almost at a particular point in time.

   Nahe in der Zeit

   • It's close to midnight.
   • We are close to finishing the project.
   • The deadline is getting close.

   Synonymeaboutalmostapproximatelynearnearlyroughly

   Antonymedistantfar

3. Carefully or tightlyB2formal

   In a careful, thorough, or tight manner.

   Aufmerksam oder dicht

   • Watch him close to see how he does it.
   • Hold the rope close so it doesn't slip.
   • The police followed close behind the suspect.

   Synonymecarefullycloselyfirmlysecurelytightly

   Antonymecarelesslyloosely

• Substantiv, das das Ende oder den Abschluss eines Ereignisses, einer Tätigkeit oder eines Zeitraums bezeichnet.

A noun referring to the end or conclusion of an event, activity, or period of time.

1. End or conclusionB1formal

   The end of an event, activity, or period of time.

   Abschluss

   • The meeting came to a close at 5 PM.
   • At the close of the day, they reviewed their progress.
   • The close of the season brought many surprises.

   Synonymecessationconclusionculminationendendingfinalefinishtermination

   Antonymebeginningonsetopeningoutsetstart

2. Enclosed areaB2formalbritish

   A street closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.

   Sackgasse

   • They live in a quiet close near the park.
   • The children played safely in the close.
   • The house is located at the end of a close.

   Synonymeblind alleycourtcul de sacdead enddead-end street

• Verb, das verwendet wird, um das Schließen von etwas, das Beenden von etwas oder das Verringern des Abstands zwischen Objekten zu bezeichnen.

A verb used to indicate the act of shutting something, bringing something to an end, or reducing the distance between things.

1. ShutA1formal

   To move something so that an opening is covered or blocked.

   Schließen

   • Please close the door when you leave.
   • She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
   • He closed the book after finishing the last chapter.

   Synonymebarblockboltfastenlatchlockobstructplugsealsecureshutstop

   Antonymeopen

2. End or finishA2formal

   To bring an activity, event, or period to an end.

   Beenden

   • The store closes at 9 PM.
   • They closed the meeting with a summary of decisions.
   • The festival closed with a spectacular fireworks display.

   Synonymeceasecompleteconcludeendfinishterminatewind upwrap up

   Antonymebeginopenstart

3. Reduce distanceB1formal

   To move so as to cover an opening or reduce a gap.

   Abstand verringern

   • The police closed in on the suspect.
   • The army closed ranks to defend the position.
   • The gap between the two runners began to close.

   Synonymecontractconvergediminishlessennarrowreduceshrinktighten

   Antonymeopenpartseparate

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