Level | B1 |
---|---|
Kind | adverb |
Front | close |
IPA | /kləʊs / adverb |
Back | yanında, yakınında, yakın yakın, samimi |
Back 2 | close (adverb) /kləʊs
/ adverb
1 [not
before a noun] close
(to sb/sth); close (together)
near
yanında, yakınında,
yakın
Is
our hotel close to the beach?
The
tables are quite close together.
The
child stood close to his mother.
to
follow close behind someone
I
held her close (sıkıca).
2 (used about a friend, etc.) known very
well and liked
(arkadaş vb.) yakın
They
invited only close friends to the wedding.
3 [only
before a noun]
near in a family relationship
yakın, samimi
a
close relative
OPPOSITE DISTANT
4 careful; thorough
dikkatli;
adamakıllı
On
close examination, you could see that the banknote was a forgery.
5 (used about a competition, etc.) only
won by a small amount
başabaş, pek
az farkla
a
close match
note at NEAR1
6 (used about the weather, etc.) heavy and
with little movement of air
(hava vb.) kapalı, boğucu
It's
so close today that there might be a storm.
IDIOMS
at close quarters
at or from a position that is very near
çok yakından
close by (sb/sth)
at a short distance from sb/sth
yakınlarda;
civarda
She
lives close by.
close/dear/near to sb's heart
having a lot of importance and interest
for sb
gönlünün bir parçası
a
subject that is very dear to my heart
close on
nearly; almost
yaklaşık
He
was born close on a hundred years ago.
a close shave/thing
a bad thing that almost happened
kıl payı atlatılmış tehlike
I
wasn't injured, but it was a close shave.
close up (to sb/sth)
at or from a very short distance to
sb/sth
yakından
You
can't tell it's a forgery until you look at it close up.
come close (to sth/to doing sth)
to almost do sth
ramak kalmak
We
didn't win but we came close.
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