"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
  • In 2008, he had a surprisingly close race.
  • The location is surprisingly close to the main roads of the city (within walking distance).
  • "Nowhere much else to go, Captain," said the first hoarse voice, at surprisingly close range.
  • Benniggio, his voice surprisingly close and loud in the darkness, said, "Anything you want me to do?"
  • It had been the start of what had developed into a surprisingly close relationship.
  • I traced our route with my finger and found we were surprisingly close to Spain.
  • The action came before the House, in a surprisingly close vote of 215 to 212, approved a $2.4 trillion budget for next year.
  • The surprisingly close race, however, indicated that Feeney could be brought down with a serious challenger.
  • But then he realized that Chapel might be surprisingly close to the real truth.
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
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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