Closely — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a close relation or position in time or space

in an attentive manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːʔn̩ləs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪdʒɪtˌalɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪdʒɪtˌalɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːʔn̩ləs/.

Examples

the onsets were closely timed
houses set closely together
was closely involved in monitoring daily progress

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nearly close tight intimately

Parts of Speech

adverb	in a close relation or position in time or space “the onsets were closely timed”
adverb	in an attentive manner “he remained close on his guard”
adverb	in a close manner “the two phenomena are intimately connected”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eng

in einer engen Beziehung oder Position in Zeit oder Raum

🇫🇷French

étroitement

dans une relation étroite ou une position dans le temps ou dans l'espace

🇪🇸Spanish

cercanamente

en una estrecha relación o posición en el tiempo o el espacio

🇮🇹Italian

da vicino

in una stretta relazione o posizione nel tempo o nello spazio

🇳🇱Dutch

nauw

in een nauwe relatie of positie in tijd of ruimte

🇵🇹Portuguese

de perto

em uma relação próxima ou posição no tempo ou no espaço

🇷🇺Russian

внимательно

в тесном отношении или положении во времени или пространстве

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बारीकी से

समय या स्थान में किसी करीबी रिश्ते या स्थिति में

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘনিষ্ঠভাবে

সময় বা স্থান একটি ঘনিষ্ঠ সম্পর্ক বা অবস্থানে

🇮🇳Tamil

நெருக்கமாக

நேரம் அல்லது இடத்தில் நெருங்கிய உறவில் அல்லது நிலையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

దగ్గరగా

సమయం లేదా ప్రదేశంలో దగ్గరి సంబంధం లేదా స్థానంలో

🇮🇳Marathi

जवळून

वेळ किंवा जागेत जवळच्या नात्यात किंवा स्थितीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

નજીકથી

સમય અથવા અવકાશમાં નજીકના સંબંધ અથવા સ્થિતિમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಕಟವಾಗಿ

ಸಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಕಟ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടുത്ത്

സമയത്തിലോ സ്ഥലത്തിലോ അടുത്ത ബന്ധത്തിലോ സ്ഥാനത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੇੜਿਓਂ

ਸਮੇਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਦੀਕੀ ਸਬੰਧ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

قریب سے

وقت یا جگہ میں قریبی رشتہ یا پوزیشن میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

密切

在时间或空间上处于密切关系或位置

🇯🇵Japanese

密接に

時間または空間における密接な関係または位置において

🇰🇷Korean

면밀히

시간이나 공간상 밀접한 관계나 위치에

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chặt chẽ

trong một mối quan hệ chặt chẽ hoặc vị trí trong thời gian hoặc không gian

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างใกล้ชิด

ในความสัมพันธ์ใกล้ชิดหรือตำแหน่งในเวลาหรือสถานที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

erat

dalam hubungan atau posisi yang dekat dalam waktu atau ruang

🇵🇭Filipino

malapit

sa malapit na kaugnayan o posisyon sa oras o espasyo

🇲🇾Malay

rapat

dalam hubungan atau kedudukan yang rapat dalam masa atau ruang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عن كثب

في علاقة وثيقة أو موقف في الزمان أو المكان

🇮🇷Persian

از نزدیک

در یک رابطه یا موقعیت نزدیک در زمان یا مکان

🇹🇷Turkish

yakından

zaman veya uzayda yakın bir ilişki veya konumda

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקרוב

ביחס קרוב או בעמדה בזמן או במרחב

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