close
US
/kloʊz/
UK
/kləʊz/
Meaning
To move something so it shuts and stops being open.
किसी चीज़ को इस तरह बंद करना कि वह खुली न रहे।
Examples
“Please close the window before you leave the room.”
“She closes the gate every evening.”
“The closed lid kept the food fresh.”
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Not natural: Close me the door, please.
Better: Close the door for me, please.
In English, close takes the thing being shut as its object; use for me to show who benefits.
Close के बाद वह चीज़ आती है जिसे बंद करना है। किसके लिए कर रहे हैं, यह बताने के लिए for me लगाएँ।
Not natural: She close the window every night.
Better: She closes the window every night.
In the present simple, add -s to close when the subject is he, she, or it.
Present simple में he, she या it के साथ verb में -s जोड़ते हैं, इसलिए close की जगह closes आएगा।
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Learner tip
As a verb meaning “shut,” close ends with a /z/ sound; the adjective meaning “near” ends with /s/.
“बंद करना” वाले verb close का अंत /z/ ध्वनि से होता है; “पास” वाले adjective close का अंत /s/ से होता है।