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brought to a close

brought to a close is the simple past and past participle of bring to a close.

Meaning of bring to a close

Verb

bring to a close (third-person singular simple present brings to a close, present participle bringing to a close, simple past and past participle brought to a close)

  1. Synonym of bring to an end.
    • The correspondence in these columns about locomotive slipping, which has been proceeding for some months past, is tending to get out of control, and it is necessary, despite the interest of the subject, to bring it to a close.1954 April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 260
    Synonyms:
    bring to an end

Questions about brought to a close

What is brought to a close the simple past and past participle of?
Brought to a close is the simple past and past participle of bring to a close.

Words near brought to a close in the dictionary

  1. brought the house down
  2. brought the wood
  3. brought through
  4. brought to
  5. brought to a boil
  6. brought to a close
  7. brought to a head
  8. brought to an end
  9. brought to bear
  10. brought to bed
  11. brought to ground

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