Слово англійською: close

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Переклад close українською: відлюдний, інтимний, прихований

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adjective
/kləʊs/
(comparative closer, superlative closest)

    near

  1. [not usually before noun] near in space or time
    • I had no idea the beach was so close.
    • close to somebody/something Our new house is close to the school.
    • The children are close to each other in age.
    • She is looking for a job closer to home.
    • close together The tables were too close together.
    • Their birthdays are very close together.
    • This is the closest we can get to the beach by car.
    • We all have to work in close proximity (= near each other).
    • Victory was tantalizingly close.
    Which Word? near / closenear / close
    • The adjectives near and close are often the same in meaning, but in some phrases only one of them may be used:
      • the near future
      • a near neighbour
      • a near miss
      • a close contest
      • a close encounter
      • a close call.
    • Close is more often used to describe a relationship between people:
      • a close friend
      • close family
      • close links.
      You do not usually use near in this way.
    2.

    relationship

  2. knowing somebody very well and liking them very much
    • Jo is a very close friend.
    • close to somebody She is very close to her father.
    • She and her father are very close.
    • We're a very close family.
  3. near in family relationship
    • close relatives, such as your mother and father, and brothers and sisters
    • The groom and his close family took their places.
    opposite distant
  4. very involved in the work or activities of somebody else, usually seeing and talking to them regularly
    • She has kept in close contact with the victims' families.
    • They have forged a close working relationship.
    • a retired army general with close ties to the military
    • The college has close links with many other institutions.
    • We work in close association with the ministry.
    • Their survival depends on close cooperation.
    • Even their closest allies were shocked by the move.
    • He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers.
    • We are in close touch with the police.
    5.

    careful

  5. [only before noun] careful and complete
    • Take a close look at this photograph.
    • On closer examination, the painting proved to be a fake.
    • A close inspection reveals stunning attention to detail.
    • Pay close attention to what I am telling you.
    6.

    almost/likely

  6. [not before noun] almost in a particular state; likely to do something soon
    • close to something The airline is close to collapse.
    • He was close to tears.
    • The species is dangerously close to extinction.
    • The new library is close to completion.
    • She knew she was close to death.
    • close to doing something We are close to signing the agreement.
    7.

    similar

  7. very similar to something else or to an amount
    • There's a close resemblance between them (= they look very similar).
    • close to something This movie is about as close to perfect as you could wish for.
    • Their chances of winning are close to zero.
    • His feeling for her was close to hatred.
    • The total was close to 20% of the workforce.
    • It was the closest thing to a home she had ever known.
    • We tried to match the colours, but this is the closest we could get.
    8.

    competition/election, etc.

  8. won by only a small amount or distance
    • a close match/contest/election
    • It was pretty close but we lost.
    • Our team came a close second (= nearly won).
    • No one expected such a close finish.
    • The game was closer than the score suggests.
    • The result is going to be too close to call (= either side may win).
    9.

    almost bad result

  9. used to describe something, usually a dangerous or unpleasant situation, that nearly happens
    • Phew! That was close—that car nearly hit us.
    • We caught the bus in the end but it was close (= we nearly missed it).
    10.

    without space

  10. with little or no space in between
    • over 1 000 pages of close print
    • The soldiers advanced in close formation.
    11.

    cut short

  11. cut very short, near to the skin
    • a close haircut/shave
    12.

    guarded

  12. [only before noun] carefully guarded
    • The donor's identity is a close secret.
    • She was kept under close arrest.
    13.

    weather/room

  13. warm in an uncomfortable way because there does not seem to be enough fresh air synonym stuffy
    • It’s very close today—I think there’s going to be a storm.
    14.

    private

  14. close (about something) not willing to give personal information about yourself
    • He was close about his past.
    15.

    mean

  15. close (with something) not liking to spend money
    • She's always been very close with her money.
    16.

    phonetics

  16. (also high)
     (of a vowel) produced with part of the tongue in the highest possible position without limiting the flow of air compare open (21)
    17. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French clos (as noun and adjective), from Latin clausum ‘enclosure’ and clausus ‘closed’, past participle of claudere.
Idioms
at/from close quarters
  1. very near
    • fighting at close quarters
at/from close range
  1. from only a short distance away
    • The president was shot at close range.
    • She scored from close range.
    see also close-range
(close/near) at hand
  1. close to you in time or distance
    • Help was at hand.
    • The property is ideally located with all local amenities close at hand.
close, but no cigar
  1. (informal) used to tell somebody that their attempt or guess was almost but not quite successful
a close call/shave
  1. (informal) a situation in which you only just manage to avoid an accident, etc.
    • He had a close shave when his brakes failed on the mountain road.
a close thing
  1. a situation in which success or failure is equally possible
    • We got him out in the end, but it was a close thing.
close/dear/near to somebody’s heart
  1. having a lot of importance and interest for somebody
close to home
  1. if a remark or topic of discussion is close to home, it is accurate or connected with you in a way that makes you uncomfortable or embarrassed
    • Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.
  2. that involves somebody directly
    • The next year tragedy struck much closer to home.
keep a close eye/watch on somebody/something
  1. to watch somebody/something carefully
    • Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales.
too close for comfort
  1. so near that it is uncomfortable or dangerous
    • When she leaves the stage, the fans can get a little too close for comfort.
    • (figurative) They got the win but it was a tight match, definitely too close for comfort.
up close and personal
  1. physically very close to somebody; getting to know them well
    • Get up close and personal with the koalas at the San Diego Zoo.
    • For the last 30 years, I’ve been up close and personal with people whose lives were in crisis.
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