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adv \ˈklōs\

Definition of CLOSE

: in a close position or manner

Examples of CLOSE

1. Don't drive so close to the car in front of you.
2. He told me to stay close as we walked through the crowd.
3. The time for a decision is drawing closer.
4. My teammate came in third, and I finished close behind.
5. They sat close together at the dinner table.

First Known Use of CLOSE

15th century

Related to CLOSE

Synonyms: around, by, near, hard, in, nearby, nigh

Related Words: hereabouts (or hereabout), hereaway (or hereaways) [dialect], thereabouts (also thereabout); along, alongside; accessibly, conveniently, handily

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