Talk:close

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I changed the Hebrew translation of "close" (verb) from "סגור" ("sagur" - closed, adjective) to "לסגור" ("lisgor" - close, verb) Liso 16:21, 7 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

verb or adjective?[edit]

I'm not native English speaker,but UK pronunciation of etymology 1 close is saying "kləʊs", isn't it?Yoshiciv (talk) 09:28, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're right. I'll have someone check it out. —Stephen (Talk) 20:30, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

RFV discussion: October 2016–August 2017[edit]

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A Cantonese term. --Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 07:05, 23 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't really consider this to be Cantonese. — justin(r)leung (t...) | c=› } 07:39, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
RFV failed.__Gamren (talk) 14:40, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]


Adverb[edit]

No strict dividing line can be drawn between predicative uses of the adjective close (e.g. the weather remained sultry and close) and adverbial ones, e.g. to stand, sit, lie, etc., close (i.e. in immediate contact or proximity); with verbs of motion, as come, bring, etc., close ; or with prepositions by, to, beside, etc. ( close by the wall ; he came close to solving the problem; she sat close beside him). 

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/close2_2

--Backinstadiums (talk) 11:17, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2. in a snug tight way --Backinstadiums (talk) 14:55, 21 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RFV discussion: December 2021[edit]

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Rfv-sense: Difficult to obtain. - in Bartlett's dictionary — This unsigned comment was added by Notusbutthem (talkcontribs) at 14:34, 7 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

cited Kiwima (talk) 23:20, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 20:57, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Weather[edit]

Close is certainly sometimes used as an alternative to muggy or humid in England, I can well believe it is in Scotland and Ireland too but is it really not used in Wales? I imagine the word should be tagged as ‘Britain/Ireland’ rather than ‘England, Scotland, Ireland’. Perhaps I’m wrong and Welsh people don’t say it though? Overlordnat1 (talk) 22:09, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've now fixed the problem. --Overlordnat1 (talk) 11:07, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]