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Close Kapatmak Closed Verb Kapanmak  /Kləʊz   Intransitive Transitive

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Kind verb
Front close 
IPA  /kləʊz   / verb [intransitive, transitive]
Back kapanmak, kapatılmak; kapatmak, kapamak
Back 2

close (verb)

 /kləʊz   / verb [intransitive, transitive]
 
1 to shut
kapanmak, kapatılmak; kapatmak, kapamak
 The door closed quietly.
 to close a door/window
 Close your eyes – I've got a surprise.
 2 to be, or to make sth, not open to the public
kapatmak;
kapalı olmak
 What time do the shops close?
 The police have closed the road to traffic.
 3 to end or to bring sth to an end
sona ermek, kapanmak;
sona erdirmek, kapatmak
 The meeting closed at 10pm.
 Detectives have closed the case on the missing girl.
OPPOSITE OPEN
PHRASAL VERBS
close (sth) down
to stop all business or work permanently at a shop or factory
 (işletme vb.) kapatmak
 The factory has had to close down.
 Health inspectors have closed the restaurant down.
close in (on sb/sth)
to come nearer and gradually surround sb/sth, especially in order to attack
etrafını çevirmek, kuşatmak
 The army is closing in on the enemy troops.
close sth off
to prevent people from entering a place or an area
 (ulaşıma ) kapatmak
 The police closed off the city centre because of a bomb alert.
 

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