Definition of close2

close2adverb

đóng2

/kləʊs//kləʊs/

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French clos (as noun and adjective), from Latin clausum ‘enclosure’ and clausus ‘closed’, past participle of claudere.

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Idioms

be close to/near the mark
to be fairly accurate in a guess, statement, etc.
  • Such guesses are thought to be close to the mark.
  • ‘The Times’ was nearer the mark when it said…
    • close at hand
    near; in a place where somebody/something can be reached easily
  • There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand.
    • close by (somebody/something)
    at a short distance (from somebody/something)
  • Our friends live close by.
  • The route passes close by the town.
    • close on | close to
    almost; nearly
  • She is close on 60.
  • It is close on midnight.
  • a profit close to £200 million
    • a close-run thing
    a situation in which somebody only just wins or loses, for example in a competition or an election
  • Mr Taylor’s election defeat was a close-run thing.
  • The invasion never happened but it was a close-run thing.
    • close to | close up | up close
    in a position very near to something
  • The picture looks very different when you see it close to.
  • I like those silver earrings in the window. Can I see them up close?
    • close up to somebody/something
    very near in space to somebody/something
  • She snuggled close up to him.
    • come close (to something/to doing something)
    to almost reach or do something
  • He'd come close to death.
  • We didn't win but we came close.
  • Millions of Britons will never come close to earning enough to buy their own home.
  • The car came perilously close to running her down.
    • hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest
    to keep your ideas, plans, etc. secret
    run somebody/something close
    (British English)to be nearly as good, fast, successful, etc. as somebody/something else
  • Germany ran Argentina very close in the final.
    • sail close to the wind
    to take a risk by doing something that is dangerous or that may be illegal