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closely B2

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adverbnear in space or timeHe walked into the room, closely followed by the rest of the family.closely spaced rows of seatsstreets of closely packed terraced housesnear in family relationshipThe two species are closely related .having a strong connectionto be closely linked/associated/relatedThe two events are closely connected .The country's economy remains closely tied to oil.in a way that shows you are very involved in the work or activities of somebody else, usually seeing and talking to them regularlyThe organization works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries.The Royal Navy was closely involved in the early development of wireless technology.They collaborated closely together for the next four yearscarefullyI sat and watched everyone very closely .The government has looked closely at the arguments for and against a change in the law.We will be closely monitoring the situation.a closely guarded secretin a way that is very similar to somebody/something elseShe closely resembled her mother at the same age.It was an exciting game between two closely matched teams.won or likely to be won by only a small amount or distancea closely contested electionwith little or no space in betweenover 1 000 closely printed pagescut very short, near to the skinHe had a closely shaved head and a small, neat beard.

word	closely
definition	adverb near in space or time He walked into the room, closely followed by the rest of the family. closely spaced rows of seats streets of closely packed terraced houses near in family relationship The two species are closely related . having a strong connection to be closely linked/associated/related The two events are closely connected . The country's economy remains closely tied to oil. in a way that shows you are very involved in the work or activities of somebody else, usually seeing and talking to them regularly The organization works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries. The Royal Navy was closely involved in the early development of wireless technology. They collaborated closely together for the next four years carefully I sat and watched everyone very closely . The government has looked closely at the arguments for and against a change in the law. We will be closely monitoring the situation. a closely guarded secret in a way that is very similar to somebody/something else She closely resembled her mother at the same age. It was an exciting game between two closely matched teams. won or likely to be won by only a small amount or distance a closely contested election with little or no space in between over 1 000 closely printed pages cut very short, near to the skin He had a closely shaved head and a small, neat beard.
cefr-level	B2

Closely Space Involved Won Adverb Time Walked Room