Meaning
To shut a door, box or book; to stop work for the day.
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Word origin
From Old French clore and Latin claudere, meaning to shut.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- clore
Grammar
Examples
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When you close something, you move it so it is shut and no longer open. We close doors, windows, and books, and a shop closes when it stops work for the day.
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