"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. relatively close = stosunkowo blisko relatively close
3. sufficiently close = wystarczająco blisko sufficiently close
4. surprisingly close = zadziwiająco blisko surprisingly close
5. increasingly close = coraz bardziej blisko increasingly close
6. damned close = potępieńcy blisko damned close
7. awfully close = strasznie blisko awfully close
8. tantalizingly close = drażniąco blisko tantalizingly close
9. geographically close = geograficznie blisko geographically close
10. nowhere close = nigdzie blisko nowhere close
  • This is nowhere close to the season that we wanted to have.
  • Without the tax subsidies it is nowhere close to competitive.
  • Michigan, of course, was nowhere close to the Final Four last season.
  • I'm nowhere close to his streak, but I still take great pride in coming to work every day.
  • "It is so evident that they are nowhere close to being able to handle their own security," said one occupation official familiar with Iraqi forces.
  • We are nowhere close to breaking ground and building a facility.
  • That means they are nowhere close to a deal.
  • The ship was nowhere close to its performance limits.
  • He was nowhere close to tops in his field as a physicist.
  • I'm nowhere close to being an expert when it comes to first contact situations.
11. incredibly close = niewiarygodnie blisko incredibly close
12. remotely close = trochę blisko remotely close
13. physically close = fizycznie blisko physically close
14. excruciatingly close = nieznośnie blisko excruciatingly close
15. frighteningly close = potwornie blisko frighteningly close
16. damn close = cholernie blisko damn close
(6) uncomfortably, somewhere
Kolokacji: 2
close + preposición
Kolokacji: 12
close to • close with • close for • close in • close by • ...

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