[kləʊs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- only a short distance away or apart in space or time
(e.g: the hotel is close to the sea)

- denoting a family member who is part of a person's immediate family, typically a parent or sibling
(e.g: the family history of cancer in close relatives)

- (of observation, examination, etc.) done in a careful and thorough way
(e.g: pay close attention to what your body is telling you about yourself)

- uncomfortably humid or airless
(e.g: a close, hazy day)



Phrases:
- close by
- close to
- close up
- come close
- too close for comfort

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

[kləʊs], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- very near to someone or something; with very little space between
(e.g: they stood close to the door)


Phrases:
- close by
- close to
- close up
- come close
- too close for comfort

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

[kləʊs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a residential street without through access
(e.g: she lives at 12 Goodwood Close)


Phrases:
- close by
- close to
- close up
- come close
- too close for comfort

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

[kləʊz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move so as to cover an opening
(e.g: she jumped on to the train just as the doors were closing)

- bring or come to an end
(e.g: the members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed)

- (of a business, organization, or institution) cease to be in operation or accessible to the public, either permanently or at the end of a working day or other period of time
(e.g: the factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs)

- gradually get nearer to someone or something
(e.g: they plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’

[kləʊz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the end of an event or of a period of time or activity
(e.g: the afternoon drew to a close)

- the shutting of something, especially a door
(e.g: the door jerked to a close behind them)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’