"close" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

close verbo

close + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 93
close factories • close one's eyes • close one's mouth • close one's hand • close one's office • close one's borders • close one's fingers • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 25
(1) factory, plant, studio
Kolokacji: 3
(3) mouth, lip, jaw, tooth
Kolokacji: 4
(6) rank, arm, wound
Kolokacji: 3
(9) account, file, minute
Kolokacji: 3
(10) loophole, gap, window, throat
Kolokacji: 4
(11) door, hatch, gate
Kolokacji: 3
(12) lid, ear, eyelid
Kolokacji: 3
(13) store, shop, browser
Kolokacji: 4
(14) operation, quarter, encounter
Kolokacji: 3
(15) distance, proximity
Kolokacji: 2
(16) book, show, notebook
Kolokacji: 3
(17) deficit, shortfall
Kolokacji: 2
(18) investigation, scrutiny
Kolokacji: 2
(22) Gates, Option, relative
Kolokacji: 3
(23) branch, valve, heart
Kolokacji: 3
  • To cope, banks have closed branches and cut staff by 25 percent or more.
  • He announced 4,300 layoffs and closed more than 200 branches.
  • The new program comes after Keycorp has already closed 83 branches this year.
  • It plans to cut costs by closing 15 branches and consolidating computer operations.
  • The plan for the combined company would include closing about 20 branches, chiefly in Memphis.
  • His hands searched on either side of him for something to grip, and closed around needle-heavy branches.
  • Corestates said the combined company would close or sell 115 branches and trim nearly 2,000 jobs, about 10 percent of its staff.
  • They are also attacking their costs by cutting more jobs and closing more branches.
  • Mr. Hashimoto also said he intended to close 20 branches.
  • But there is relatively little geographic overlap in the two systems and thus little opportunity to close branches.
2. close the valve = blisko zawór close the valve
3. close one's heart = blisko czyjś serce close one's heart
(24) curtain, shutter
Kolokacji: 2
(25) Shoreham
Kolokacji: 1
verbo + close
Kolokacji: 32
help close • plan to close • forced to close • scheduled to close • begin closing • try to close • decide to close • expected to close • ...
close + preposición
Kolokacji: 56
close down • close behind • closed until • close up • close off • close out • ...
close + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 107
temporarily closed • permanently closed • officially closed • tightly closed • close early • slowly close • quickly close • finally close • ...

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