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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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verb door, book, eyes, etc. ADV. firmly, tightly He closed the door firmly. shop, business, road, etc. ADV. permanently, temporarily | down, off, up That factory's been closed down now. PREP. to The museum has been temporarily closed to the public.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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close in to gradually get nearer to someone, usually in order to attack them • The advancing soldiers closed in on the town. • The hunt chased the fox until it was too tired and weak to run and then closed in for the kill.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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adj. near VERBS be | draw, get She grew increasingly nervous as the date of the audition drew closer. | keep, stay Keep close to me. ADV. extremely, very | fairly, quite | together Their birthdays are very close together. PREP. to Get close to the microphone. friendly and loving VERBS be, feel, seem The two sisters seemed very close. | become, grow After the death of their parents the two children grew very close. | remain ADV. very | quite PREP. to He was quite close to his older brother.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun VERB + CLOSE bring sth to The chairperson brought the meeting to a close. | come to, draw to The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe. PREP. at/by/towards the ~ of At the close of trading, he had lost thousands of pounds on the stock market.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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close sth off [ M ] to put something across the entrance of a place to stop people from entering • Police quickly closed off the area.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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close to stop being open, or to make something stop being open. You use close and shut especially about your eyes, your mouth, a door, a window, or a container: • Can I close the window? • Her eyes slowly closed. • He closed the door gently, so as not to wake the children. shut to close something . Shut sometimes has a feeling of doing something quickly and firmly, whereas close sounds more careful: • He shut the door with a loud bang. • Shut your eyes and go to sleep. slam to close a door or lid quickly and noisily, especially because you are angry: • She left the room, slamming the door behind her. draw the curtains to close curtains by pulling them across a window: • The curtains were still drawn at ten o'clock in the morning. put the lid on something to close a container by putting a lid onto it: • Did you put the lid on the cookie jar? seal to close something so that no air or water can get in or out: • In this experiment, the chamber must be completely sealed.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun shut: Please close the door. adj. almost even: It was a close race. noun end: It was at the close of the meeting.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with CLOSE, Also see AT CLOSE QUARTERS; AT CLOSE RANGE; BEHIND CLOSED DOORS; DRAW TO A CLOSE; KEEP (A CLOSE) WATCH; NEAR (CLOSE) TO ONE'S HEART; PLAY ONE'S CARDS CLOSE TO ONE'S CHEST; SAIL CLOSE TO THE WIND; TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT; TOO CLOSE TO CALL.
American Heritage Idioms
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close phrases take/get a close look • She moved forward to take a close look at the painting. keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something (= watch someone or something carefully ) • They have to keep a close eye on their finances. nouns a close examination • A closer examination of the facts soon solved the mystery. a close study • Their research involved a close study of two communities. close attention • You will lose weight if you combine exercise with close attention to your diet. close scrutiny (= careful and thorough examination of someone or something ) • The investigation included close scrutiny of the images on CCTV. close inspection (= looking at someone or something in detail ) • Closer inspection revealed that the rocks were from an earlier period. close supervision (= constantly making sure that someone does things in the correct way ) • Initially there will be close supervision of the trainee.
transnet.ir
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close (sth) down [ M ] If a business or organization closes down or someone closes it down, it stops operating • All the mines in this area were closed down in the 80's. • Our local butcher is closing down.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs