Base verb
Phrasal verbs with close
The verb close combines with 5 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
5 phrasal verbs · 8 meanings
close down
1 sense- Permanently stop a business or service
close in
1 sense- Surround so escape becomes harder
close off
1 sense- Block access to a place
close out
1 sense- End or settle a process or account
close up
4 senses- Shut a shop or building, often at the end of the day
- Move closer together so there is no gap
- (of a wound or opening) heal or seal itself
Practice the close family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of close with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.