to close out
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- /kloʊs aʊt/
:
cerrar
- Before we close out the project, let's discuss any final details.
- close out the season
- close out the game
- close out the week
And it's just an honor to close things out with his words today.
- And it's just an honor to close things out with his words today.
- And I think to close things out, we should meet you halfway.
- All right, let's close this puppy out, guys.
- You want to lead us in prayer to close out the episode under his eye.
- I, I guess I'd like to, to close out our time with you just with kind of one question.
- This time we're going to do our two breaths to close it out.
- And all right, here we are rolling into the last station, closing it out.
- I'm going to do some highlight, some lips, and then we can close it out.
- Now what we're going to do, we're going to close this out and now we are going to focus on lion ball.
- So we'll probably close out The Reg A and all the funding opportunities this summer.
- I think as we're kind of closing this out, I think just remember teachers, it's not all personal.
Examples
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I need to close out my account before moving to another bank.
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As we close out this meeting, thank you all for your contributions.
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And it's just an honor to close things out with his words today.
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And you know, before we close it out, we got to do it one more time.
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And yeah, I just wanted to open the floor for any last words that you have before we close out, if you have any.
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Anything at all before we close out this conversation?
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I went to close out my account...
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We close out all of your accounts before it's too late.
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We were able to come out and close this one out strong.
Blog text (12) -
I packed my stuff, close out my projects, and gave my notice.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To stop something or make it finish
∞
1.0
To bring something to an end or complete it
∞
1.0
To finish an event, meeting, or activity
226
3.0
Finish an activity or task
190
2.0
To complete an activity or task
147
4.6
To make something stop or finish
58
4.2
To stop something that is happening or being given
37
3.8
To end a broadcast or show, usually with a final remark
31
2.5
To complete the last part of a task
17
3.7
Bring an activity or meeting to an end
11
4.0
To complete something by adding the final touches
5
5.3
Decide that a matter has ended and do nothing more about it
End a computer or website connection when you finish using it
Antonyms
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Morphology
close + out
The meaning 'to make impossible / prevent from being considered' is partly derivable from 'close' (to end/stop) combined with the particle 'out' which commonly signals exclusion or removal, so a learner who knows both constituents could infer a sense like 'rule out' or 'shut out'. However, phrasal-verb meanings with 'out' are variable and the nuance of anticipatory prevention (and other senses like commercial 'close out') is not fully predictable without exposure, making it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Close out also comes from the idea of finishing work: imagine checking the last item on a list and then closing the file so nothing is left open. That's why it means 'to bring something to an end'.