close with

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb klohz with, with]
- /verb kloʊz wɪθ, wɪð/
- /kləʊz wɪð/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb klohz with, with]
- /verb kloʊz wɪθ, wɪð/

Definitions of close with words

verb close with to engage in battle with an enemy 3
verb with object close with to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. 1
verb with object close with to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster. 1
verb with object close with to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers. 1
verb with object close with to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up. 1
verb with object close with (of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible: to close one's mind to the opposite opinion. 1

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Origin of close with

First appearance:

before 1050

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1050; (noun, adj.) Middle English clos < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin clausus, past participle of claudere to close (cf. clause); (v.) Middle English closen, verbal derivative of the adj. (compare Old English clȳsan, beclȳsan to shut in, enclose, verbal derivative of clūse bar, enclosure < Medieval Latin clūsa, for Latin clausa, feminine of clausus); noun and adj. senses with voiced pronunciation of s are presumably modern deverbal derivatives

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Parts of speech for Close with

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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close with popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for close with

verb close with

huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
cluster — A cluster of people or things is a small group of them close together.
pick — to cast (a shuttle).
draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).

All 51 Synonyms of close with

Antonyms for close with

verb close with

disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
dissemble — to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).

All 22 Antonyms of close with

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