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/kləʊs/ adverbDefinition
DISTANCE › near in distance: He stayed close to his mother. Come a bit closer. We walked close behind them. There's a great beach close by (= near). He held me close.
TIME › near in time: The time for change is coming closer.
(Definition of close adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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