Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with close in American Collocation
close
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/kloʊs/
very
really
very
The office is really close to the airport.
fairly
fairly
pretty
quite
reasonably
relatively
Salisbury station is quite close to the city centre.
so close that there is a danger of harm
dangerously
perilously
uncomfortably
I couldn’t get a good view of the waterfall without getting perilously close to the edge.
in a useful way
conveniently
The flat is conveniently close to all forms of transport.
when you are excited about something that you probably cannot get
tantalizingly
The fish was tantalizingly close but just out of reach.
proximity
quarters
range
There are two car parks in close proximity to the shopping centre.
This is an opportunity to view wildlife at close quarters.
come
draw
get
move
Don’t get too close to the fire.