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/kləʊz/verb
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बंद करना; बंद होना
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to put something into a position so that it covers an opening; to get into this position
बंद करना; बंद होना
- Close the door quietly.
- The shop closes at nine.
- Please close the windows before it rains.
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- The bank closes early on Saturdays.
- Radhika closed her eyes and thought for a moment.
Opposite open
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to end, or make something end
समाप्त होना; समाप्त करना
- The registration closes on 30 June.
- The speaker closed the session with a short poem.
- The festival will close with a dance on Sunday.
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- The company closed the deal last week.
- They closed the meeting at six.
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~ (to sb/sth)
near in space or time
पास, निकट
- The centre is close to my house.
- Their school is close to the metro station.
- The hospital is close to the railway station.
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- We are close to finishing the project.
- The exam is close, so stop watching films.
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knowing somebody very well and liking them very much
घनिष्ठ, करीबी
- They are close friends.
- Radhika and her cousin are very close and tell each other everything.
- Radhika has a close friend in every city she has lived in.
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- The two brothers are very close.
- She is close to her grandmother.
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[only before noun]
careful and thorough
बारीक, ध्यानपूर्वक
- Pay close attention to the instructions.
- A close reading of the paragraph will reveal the answer.
- The police gave the report a close look.
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- Pay close attention to the spelling of difficult words.
- On close inspection, the note turned out to be fake.
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won or lost by only a small amount
कड़ा, बहुत कम अंतर वाला
- It was a close contest.
- The last over made it a close finish for both teams.
- It was a close match that ended in a draw.
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- The election was a close contest between two parties.
- The race was close until the final lap.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
close (verb /kləʊz/) vs close (adjective /kləʊs/)
The verb has a z sound and the adjective has an s sound, though the spelling is the same.
Verb में z की ध्वनि और adjective में s की ध्वनि होती है, यद्यपि वर्तनी समान है।
- Please close the window.
- The shop is close to my house.
close to + noun / close to doing
Close to shows nearness in place, time or degree; it is followed by a noun or an -ing form.
'Close to' स्थान, समय या मात्रा की निकटता बताता है; इसके बाद noun या -ing रूप आता है।
- She was close to tears.
- We are close to finishing the syllabus.
be close to sb / a close friend
Use close for a warm relationship; the preposition is to.
घनिष्ठ संबंध के लिए 'close' लगता है; preposition to आता है।
- Radhika is very close to her grandmother.
close (noun, /kləʊs/) in a street name
As a noun, close is a short street or cul-de-sac in British towns, written with a capital in the name.
Noun के रूप में 'close' ब्रिटिश नगरों में छोटी बंद गली को कहते हैं और नाम में इसका पहला अक्षर capital होता है।
- She lives at 12 Rose Close.
close (adverb) + to / by
Close as an adverb comes after the verb; closely is for careful watching.
Adverb के रूप में 'close' verb के बाद आता है; ध्यान से देखने के अर्थ में 'closely' लगता है।
- Stay close behind me.
- The police are watching him closely.
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verb + close
staycomeholdkeepmove
- Come close and listen carefully.
close + noun
friendrelativecontestinspectionattention
- Pay close attention to the question stem.
close + preposition
tobybehindtogether
- The two houses stand close together.
close + to + noun
close to the seaclose to tearsclose to homeclose to the truth
- His answer was close to the truth.
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- The bank closes at four on Saturdays.
बैंक शनिवार को चार बजे बंद हो जाता है।
- It was a close match, decided in the last over.
यह कांटे का मुकाबला था, जिसका फ़ैसला आख़िरी ओवर में हुआ।
- The meeting closed with a vote of thanks.
बैठक धन्यवाद-प्रस्ताव के साथ समाप्त हुई।
- Look at the map closely before you answer.
उत्तर देने से पहले नक्शे को ध्यान से देखिए।
- Diwali is close, and the markets are crowded.
दीवाली पास है और बाज़ार भीड़ से भरे हैं।
- Close your books and keep your pens down.
अपनी पुस्तकें बंद कीजिए और कलम नीचे रख दीजिए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is closed to me.
✓ He is close to me.
Closed means shut; use close for nearness.
'Closed' का अर्थ बंद है; निकटता के लिए 'close' लगाइए।
✗ Please close the light.
✓ Please switch off the light.
Close is not used for lights and electrical items.
बत्ती या बिजली के उपकरण के लिए 'close' नहीं लगता; 'switch off' लगाइए।
✗ The school is closely to the station.
✓ The school is close to the station.
After be, the adjective close is needed, not closely.
Be के बाद adjective 'close' चाहिए, 'closely' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Close, near and shut overlap, but position and meaning decide the right choice.
Close, near और shut के अर्थ आपस में मिलते हैं, पर स्थान और अर्थ से सही चुनाव तय होता है।
Very near, or a strong bond; also the action of shutting.
बहुत निकट, या मज़बूत संबंध; साथ ही बंद करने की क्रिया।
- They are close friends.
Less than far in distance or time; seldom used for people's bond.
दूरी या समय में अधिक दूर नहीं; व्यक्तियों के संबंध के लिए कम प्रयुक्त।
- The temple is near the river.
¶Idioms 2
close at hand
near to sb/sth
पास में, नज़दीक
- Help is close at hand.
- It's useful to have a hospital close at hand.
too close for comfort
so near that you become nervous or afraid
इतना पास कि डर लगने लगे
- The truck passed too close for comfort.
- The exams are getting too close for comfort.
→Phrasal verbs 4
close down / close sth down
(of a company, shop, etc.) to stop operating; to make it stop operating
(दुकान, कंपनी) बंद हो जाना या करना
- The mill closed down after the strike.
close in (on sb/sth)
to move nearer to somebody or something, especially in order to attack
(हमले के लिए) चारों ओर से घेरना, नज़दीक आना
- The police were closing in on the gang.
close sth off
to block a road or area so that people cannot use it
(रास्ता या क्षेत्र) बंद कर देना
- The road was closed off after the accident.
close up
to shut a shop or building for a time
(दुकान आदि) बंद करना
- The shopkeeper was closing up for the night.
?Which word?
two pronunciations
The verb ends in /z/. The adjective ends in /s/.
Verb के रूप में close के अंत में /z/ की ध्वनि आती है, जबकि adjective के रूप में अंत में /s/ की ध्वनि आती है।