How to Use "Close" with Example Sentences

close (n): the end of an activity

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Used with verbs:

"Let's bring this meeting to a close."
(bring, draw)

"Our class has come to a close."
(come)

Used with prepositions:

"We need to finish this project by the close of the day."
(by, toward, at)

close (v): to shut something

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Used with adverbs:

"She firmly closed her eyes."
(firmly, tightly)

"Please close the door quietly."
(quietly, gently, silently, softly)

"The building will be closed off."
(off, down, up)

close (adv): at a short distance away

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Used with verbs:

"My dog stays close to me when there's a thunderstorm."
(stays, keeps, comes, moves, gets, stands)

"She hugged me close before she left."
(hugged, held, pulled)

"We have grown close."
(grown, become, remained)

close (adj): near; affectionate; careful; almost the same

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Used with adverbs:

"The school is very close to your house."
(very, fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively)

"That car came dangerously close to us."
(dangerously, awfully, frighteningly, uncomfortably, terribly)

"The countries are geographically close."
(geographically, politically, economically, ideologically)

"Our houses are close together."
(together)

"The two sisters are extremely close."
(extremely, remarkably, very, quite)

Used with nouns:

"He is a close friend."
(friend, colleague, relative, associate, companion)

"It was a really close fight."
(fight, game, match, election, competition, score, contest)

"I've made my decision after close consideration."
(consideration, examination, observation, investigation, monitoring, watch, study)

Used with prepositions:

"She is very close to her sister."
(to)