closely
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- adverb
- /ˈkloʊsli/
:
estrechamente
- Third, Europe and the United States should work more closely with emerging powers.
- closely related
- work closely
- closely linked
Fewer people certainly know how closely those things can interact.
- Fewer people certainly know how closely those things can interact.
- I've seen too many up close to believe that.
- Megasphere nodes, but you enjoy dwelling so close to your food source.
- But you worked closely with Dave around my heart.
- And money too, impinges very closely on our time preference.
- You become this really this really closely bonded team.
- But I've been eating much more closely to vegan.
- Get close and admire it, but not too close or your toast.
Examples
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l want her to work closely with you for the next two weeks... and see if you can get sales up eight percent.
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Perhaps these dreams are more closely related than you think.
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We'll be working very, very closely together on this one.
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Well, sex and death are very closely related.
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Stick closely to those you trust.
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We will need to monitor that situation closely, however.
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The processing companies work closely with farmers who produce most dark leaf under contract.
Academic text (2011) -
In each case, the resulting militant movement has been closely linked to religious authority and belief.
Academic text (1999) -
Perhaps, then, high rates of subjective well-being are most closely linked to low rates of depressive symptoms.
Academic text (2008) -
The doctor will watch the patient closely during the recovery process.
Synonyms
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Close to a person, place, or thing
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Near each other with very little space between them
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At a very short distance
Near in place or time
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.6
A company owned by a small group of people whose shares are not sold to the public
- Specialized
A company owned by a small group whose shares are not sold on the stock market
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
closely = close (transparent) = close + ly
Regular adverbial formation from the adjective 'close' meaning 'near' or 'intimately connected', so the spatial/relational sense is directly derived.
Etymology
Closely comes from the adjective close plus -ly, where close meant 'near' or 'shut'. So when we say two things are closely linked or happen closely in time, we mean they are very 'near' to each other in place, time, or connection.