close
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1.3
- adjective
- /kloʊs/
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íntimo
- I had been taken to that auditorium by two close friends, parents of a competing prodigy.
- a close relationship
- a close friend
- close ties
Sam has been a close friend of ours years.
- Sam has been a close friend of ours years.
- And it is also becoming very close to my heart.
- Movie stars can be close, but not quite comedians.
- And so they, they are very close buddies, friends at the top.
- I mean, it includes Rick Rubin, close friend, Peter Attia, close friend.
- But this is this is, we might call it close to conceptual thought.
- I lost a really close friend, Zaire Williams.
- Also is a close friend of Elon Musk.
- Kelly S Which fellow cast mate did you become closest with in Buffy?
- So that's and I'm particularly close to the dad.
- Gutman, who was my father's closest friend, he heads off for Israel.
- And I think that made us get super close super fast.
- Oh yeah, besides you, she was the closest friend in my life.
- This can be therapy, close friends who get it.
- And some of them, you know, people close to us didn't make it.
- So you honestly, wow, cooling chain, close knit cooling chain communities.
Examples
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After years of friendship, they became close as they shared their life experiences.
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At this time they seemed to need for nothing but each other so deep and close was their friendship.
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And it is also becoming very close to my heart.
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This was a really close one for me, really tough.
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I always felt so close to him when we would watch it.
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Since coming to this university, I have developed close personal relationships with other students.
Academic text (2008) -
I nicknamed her Paula, and we became very close.
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Introverts are reflective and prefer to have close relationships with a few people.
Academic text (2011) -
She felt a very deep connection with her close friend, who always supported her.
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His close relationship with his family helped him through tough times.
Synonyms
160
4.4
Having a very close personal relationship, sometimes sexual
76
4.4
Similar in feeling or character to something like relief
72
3.9
Similar in feeling or quality to something
57
1.0
Close to someone in feeling or family
7
6.4
People or groups that are very close and stay together most of the time
People who are very close and share secrets and feelings
Feeling close to someone or something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Specialized
1
9.9
Sailing with the boat pointed almost into the wind to go as directly toward it as possible
1
7.6
To not tell people your plans or feelings to get an advantage
To do something useful only after it is already too late
Compounds
1
7.5
Fighting that happens at very short distance between people, often hand-to-hand
- Specialized
Putting the cut edges of tissue together so they touch and heal
- South African
A company that a small group of people own and run and whose shares are not sold to the public
- Specialized
Gunfire aimed near friendly troops to protect them from immediate enemy threats
- UK
A speech sound made with the tongue close to the roof of the mouth, like the sound in see
- Specialized
Soldiers march shoulder to shoulder in a set formation for parades
- Formal
A short polite phrase that comes before the signature in a formal letter, like 'Sincerely' or 'Best regards'
How Close
Surface Forms
Etymology
Close (adj, having a strong relationship) comes from the idea of being 'near' or 'joined' with someone, from old words meaning 'shut together'. That's why a close relationship is a very near, private, or friendly one.