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adjective (CAREFUL)

/kləʊs/

/kloʊs/

Definition

C2 looking at or listening to someone or something very carefully: Police are paying close attention to the situation. Take a closer look at this photograph.

(Definition of close adjective (CAREFUL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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cloistered adjective (COVERED)
cloistered adjective (SEPARATE)
clone noun
clone verb
close (sth) down phrasal verb
close adjective (CAREFUL)
close adjective (LACKING AIR)
close adjective (RELATIONSHIP)
close adjective (SECRETIVE)
close adjective, adverb (NEAR)
close adjective, adverb (SIMILAR)

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