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"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 • ...
colocaciones frecuentes
Kolokacji: 41
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 25
(1) temporarily, permanently
Kolokacji: 2
(2) officially, formally
Kolokacji: 2
(3) tightly, securely, hermetically
Kolokacji: 3
(4) early, later, normally, effectively, together, ...
Kolokacji: 30
(5) slowly, quickly, rapidly, promptly, hastily, ...
Kolokacji: 6
(6) finally, eventually
Kolokacji: 2
(7) fast, carefully, tight
Kolokacji: 3
(8) completely, entirely, altogether, properly, partially, ...
Kolokacji: 12
(9) unchanged, automatically, reflexively
Kolokacji: 3
(10) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2
(11) firmly, smoothly, hard
Kolokacji: 3
(12) quietly, soundlessly
Kolokacji: 2
(13) gently, softly, slightly, lightly
Kolokacji: 4
(14) shortly, briefly, silently
Kolokacji: 3
(15) indefinitely, definitively
Kolokacji: 2
(16) fully, simply, well, successfully
Kolokacji: 4
(17) due, deliberately, unexpectedly, accidentally
Kolokacji: 4
(18) high, low
Kolokacji: 2
(19) virtually, essentially
Kolokacji: 2
(20) barely, hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 3
(21) convulsively, steadily, regularly
Kolokacji: 3
1. close convulsively = blisko konwulsyjnie close convulsively
2. steadily close = stale blisko steadily close
  • She felt trapped by unseen walls steadily closing in on her.
  • The man had been steadily closing in on her.
  • Her hand closed slowly and steadily on the letter, crumpling it.
  • Behind and round him the other men were steadily closing in.
  • The other ship was closing steadily, heading right for the Vantage.
  • A quick look back showed her that the lead tragg'a was steadily closing the distance between them.
  • The arms closed steadily around him and Blade felt a rib go.
  • Tergat steadily closed the gap over the final five miles.
  • The animals were slowly and steadily closing the distance between them.
  • Despite adverse weather conditions, the two forces steadily closed the gap, meeting on 13 January 1945.
3. regularly closed = regularnie zamknąć regularly closed
(22) voluntarily, involuntarily, reluctantly
Kolokacji: 3
(23) frequently, periodically, occasionally
Kolokacji: 3
(24) relentlessly, repeatedly
Kolokacji: 2
(25) obediently, stubbornly
Kolokacji: 2

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