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close adjective

[klOus] = /kloʊs/
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  1. If you are sitting close to a person, that person is so near that you can touch them. If one thing is close to another thing, the distance between them is very short.
    Sit down close to me and I will tell you a secret.
    Come closer because I can’t see your face.
    He stood so close to me that I could feel his breath.
    The coffee shop was close to the train station.