"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 • ...
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 • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 25
(1) temporarily, permanently
Kolokacji: 2
(2) officially, formally
Kolokacji: 2
(6) finally, eventually
Kolokacji: 2
(7) fast, carefully, tight
Kolokacji: 3
(10) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) firmly, smoothly, hard
Kolokacji: 3
(12) quietly, soundlessly
Kolokacji: 2
1. gently close = łagodnie blisko gently close
2. close softly = blisko łagodnie close softly
3. close slightly = blisko nieznacznie close slightly
  • After what seemed a long time, it was the kai who stepped back first, reaching up to touch Kira's left ear, her eyes closing slightly.
  • In the dim and trembling light, the mouth seemed now to open wider, now to close slightly into a cruel smile.
  • Stocks closed mixed yesterday with blue-chip issues up slightly and the broader market moderately weak.
  • Her throat closed slightly and her eyes stung with tears.
  • The lips were dark and wrinkled, slightly closed over strong, yellow teeth.
  • Krysty stared out into the blank wall of fog, her eyes slightly closed, her head a little on one side.
  • Heller was looking at me with his eyes slightly closed.
  • His slender bandaged fingers closed slightly on David's, but he remained very still.
  • I leaned forward slowly, resting my elbows on my knees, slightly closing the space between us.
  • She slightly closes the bent leg towards that one outstretched!
4. close lightly = blisko lekko close lightly
(14) shortly, briefly, silently
Kolokacji: 3
(15) indefinitely, definitively
Kolokacji: 2
(18) high, low
Kolokacji: 2
(19) virtually, essentially
Kolokacji: 2
(20) barely, hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 3
(24) relentlessly, repeatedly
Kolokacji: 2
(25) obediently, stubbornly
Kolokacji: 2

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