Base Form | close |
Past Form | closed |
Past Participle Form | closed |
s/es/ies Form | closes |
-ing Form | closing |
Definitions
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- come to a close
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
- of textiles
- marked by fidelity to an original
Usage Examples
- The owners decided to move and to close the factory
- My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
- close up the shop
- The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin
- she was close to tears