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close with

close with verb: to fight in a battle with (someone).

Verb

close with (third-person singular simple present closes with, present participle closing with, simple past and past participle closed with)

  1. (UK) To fight in a battle with (someone).

Forms of close with

third-person singular presentcloses with
present participleclosing with
past participleclosed with
pastclosed with

Questions about close with

What does close with mean?
Close with means to fight in a battle with (someone).
What part of speech is close with?
Close with is a verb.
What is the past tense of close with?
The past tense of close with is closed with.

Words near close with in the dictionary

  1. close to the vest
  2. close to the wind
  3. close together
  4. close up
  5. close up shop
  6. close with
  7. close with a buck
  8. close, but no cigar
  9. close-back
  10. close-bodied
  11. close-coupled

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