Closest Meaning and Definition


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Closest meaning

Word: Closest

How to pronounce: ˈkləʊsɪst

How to pronounce: ˈkləʊzə

How to pronounce: ˈkləʊzɪz

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Example sentences: "The hotel is close to the sea"

2. Denoting a family member who is part of a person's immediate family, typically a parent or sibling.

Example sentences: "The family history of cancer in close relatives"

3. (of observation, examination, etc.) done in a careful and thorough way.

Example sentences: "Pay close attention to what your body is telling you about yourself"

4. Uncomfortably humid or airless.

Example sentences: "A close, hazy day"

5. Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective)

Example sentences: "Its vowel height is near-close, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted."

Adverb

Definitions:

1. Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Example sentences: "They stood close to the door"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A residential street without through access.

Example sentences: "She lives at 12 Goodwood Close"

Verb

Definitions:

1. Move so as to cover an opening.

Example sentences: "She jumped on to the train just as the doors were closing"

2. Bring or come to an end.

Example sentences: "The members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed"

3. (of a business, organization, or institution) cease to be in operation or accessible to the public, either permanently or at the end of a working day or other period of time.

Example sentences: "The factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs"

4. Gradually get nearer to someone or something.

Example sentences: "They plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast"

Noun

Definitions:

1. The end of an event or of a period of time or activity.

Example sentences: "The afternoon drew to a close"

2. The shutting of something, especially a door.

Example sentences: "The door jerked to a close behind them"


Synonyms:

nearest


Synonyms:

closer

finisher

near

nearer


Synonyms:

closing


Antonyms:

distant

different

spacious

various

roomy

removed

deleted

further

on


Derivations:

closeness

closing

close

closely

closed


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Closest in Other Languages...

Spanish: Acercar

German: Nächst

French: Proche

Italian: Vicino

Turkish: Yakından


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