Definizione monolingua

close

close (third-person singular simple present closes, present participle closing, simple past and past participle closed)

1. To obstruct (an opening).
2. To move so that an opening is closed.

   Close the door behind you when you leave.

   Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed.

3. To put an end to.

   close the session

4. To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.

   The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader.

5. (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
6. (marketing) To make a sale.
7. (baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.

   He has closed the last two games for his team.

8. (computing) To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.

close (plural closes)

1. An end of something.

   We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.

close (comparative closer, superlative closest)

1. (now rare) Closed, shut.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew ch. 8:

     There is nothinge so close, that shall not be openned, and nothinge so hyd that shall not be knowen.

2. At a little distance; near.

   Is your house close?

3. Intimate; well-loved.

   He is a close friend.

   (law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.

4. (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) hot, humid, with no wind.

Definizione dizionario close

	chiudere
	obstruct (an opening)
	move (a door)
	Muovere (tipicamente una porta) in modo che l'ingresso sia ostruito.
	To move (a door) so that it closes its opening.
	To end an application's relationship with an open file so that the application will no longer be able to access the file without opening it again.

	vicino
	at a little distance
	At a little distance.
	Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.

	terminare
	put an end to
	Far finire qualche cosa.
	To make something end.

	vicina
	at a little distance

prossimo

	concludere
	put an end to

	fine
	end of something

intimo

presso

serrare a chiave

accanto

adiacente

argomentare

avaro

cadenza

chiudersi

chiuso

circa

circostante

compatto

conclusione

esatto

fedele

finire

fitto

immediato

imprigionare

ostruire

otturare

pari

preciso

rigoroso

rinchiudere

riservato

ristretto

serrare

stretta

strettamente

stretto

tappare

vicino a

Altri significati:

(to) close

(of waves) dash

(law) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.

close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.)

To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.

To move so that an opening is closed.

break up (e.g. school)

intimate

close (e.g. friend)

(baseball, pitching) To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.

(Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) hot, humid, with no wind.

fine(-grained)

the last days of any age

At a little distance; near.

plunge (in grief)

surveying: to have a vector sum of 0

An end of something.

short (distance)

(Scottish) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.

(marketing) To make a sale.

(to) close (business)

set out (forth)

To obstruct (an opening).

street

close (in relationship)

Intimate; well-loved.

deep (love, etc.)

close (business)

to make a sale

(now rare) An enclosed field.

(now rare) Closed, shut.

(surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

to make smaller

(computing) To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.

last piece on the program (programme)

A cathedral close.

To put an end to.

end of a game of go

close (a letter)

(UK) A street that ends in a dead end.