"close" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

close adjetivo

close + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 198
close friend • close relationship • close proximity • close tie • close range • close contact • close attention • close associate • ...
verbo + close
Kolokacji: 24
come close • stand close • lean close • sit close • live close • ...
adverbio + close
Kolokacji: 32
extremely close • particularly close • fairly close • relatively close • especially close • ...
(1) extremely, exceedingly
Kolokacji: 2
1. particularly close = szczególnie blisko particularly close
2. especially close = szczególnie blisko especially close
3. unusually close = wyjątkowo blisko unusually close
4. remarkably close = niezwykle blisko remarkably close
5. exceptionally close = wyjątkowo blisko exceptionally close
  • One victim was exceptionally close to the Lubavitch grand rabbi.
  • The result was exceptionally close and the outcome was in doubt for several days.
  • And strikingly, both models predict an exceptionally close contest in 1996.
  • They are an exceptionally close couple, and Steve is fiercely protective of her.
  • She and her brother were exceptionally close and they talked every night on the telephone until her death.
  • More than that, he and Adrienne were exceptionally close for a brother and sister.
  • Thanks in large part to an exceptionally close and level-headed family, she emerged at 18 with her sanity intact.
  • This ward was exceptionally close with just 466 votes separating first and third place.
  • Also, couples who are partners often develop exceptionally close and satisfying work relationships.
  • The two were known among economists as an exceptionally close couple with similar interests in mathematics, politics and music.
(6) uncomfortably, somewhere
Kolokacji: 2
close + preposición
Kolokacji: 12
close to • close with • close for • close in • close by • ...

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