Close to meaning in English
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Definition
close (to): near, next, adjacent (to); good friends, friendly, intimate (with)
The pharmacy is close to the market; you can walk from one to the other in 2 minutes.
Bruno and Susie are very close; they have known each other for years.
Close by in the area, around, nearby
-Is there a gas station close by? -Yes, just around the corner.
Note:: Take care not to confuse it with to close (to shut, to lock).
Examples
- "You should know that storing psychedelic, poisonous and alcoholic material in close proximity to cosmetic products is a major safety hazard."
- "Then come closer... closer... not too close!"
- "It is very luminous and close to public transport and is blessed with a very interesting view."
- "Pity colleagues in close proximity"."
- "We'll be so close to the stage, we won't even need to use opera glasses!"
- "Operator : Those dates are very close together."
- "It's so hard to weed the flowerbeds when they are so close to the ground!"
- "Philip : I am a close personal friend of Bruno Delavigne."
- "One of Philip's closest colleagues, and least close friends, Brian Jones, will now say a few words about Philip's life."
- "One of Philip's closest colleagues, and least close friends, Brian Jones, will now say a few words about Philip's life."
- "Moreover, US pollution is being carried by wind currents towards the South Pole, close to Australia."
- "As for being close to public transport, I don't think it could have been any closer to the railroad tracks."
- "Brent : Candy I've heard that the deepest lake in the world is very close to Irkutsk."
- "I feel very close to you since I kidnapped your monkey."
- "Why don't you go back to the closest city and file your report from there?"
- "Too close!"
- "The neighborhood should be safe with lots of trees and flowers and it must be close to public transport as I don't drive a car."
- "The genetic markers are not even close ."
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