closely
UK/ˈkləʊsliː//ˈkloʊsli/
closely adverb: in a close manner.
Adverb
closely (comparative closelier or more closely, superlative closeliest or most closely)
- In a close manner.
- Finnish and Estonian are closely related languages.
- The borderline between East and West Berlin was very closely guarded.
- secretly; privately
- That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe / Her dainty couch with tears which closely she did weepe.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 28
closely meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
closely in Tamil
- வினையுரிச்சொல், நெருங்கிய வகையில், நெருங்கிய வண்ணம், இரகசியமாக, தனிமையில்
closely in Bengali
- ঘনিষ্ঠভাবে, ঘনিষ্ঠরূপে, ঘেঁষাঘেঁষি, অভেদ্যভাবে, আঁটভাবে, গলাগলি
closely in Malayalam
- അതീവ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ, തൊട്ടടുത്ത്, രഹസ്യമായി
closely in Kannada
- closely, near, nearly, intimately
- ಹತ್ತಿರ hattira
Examples of closely in a sentence
- The chairs are too closely spaced; could you move them apart?
- Test large, cylindrical, early portion closely coiled and always completely involute, later and larger portion uncoiled[…]1946, Joseph Augustine Cushman, The larger fossil Foraminifera of the Panama Canal Zone:
- “King Homer” follows the story of King Kong closely, with Mr.2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired...
Forms of closely
| comparative | closelier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more closely |
| superlative | closeliest |
| superlative | most closely |
Origin of closely
From close + -ly.
Words formed from closely
Questions about closely
- What does closely mean?
- Closely means in a close manner.
- What is closely in Tamil?
- Closely in Tamil is வினையுரிச்சொல், நெருங்கிய வகையில், நெருங்கிய வண்ணம். See Closely meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use closely in a sentence?
- The chairs are too closely spaced; could you move them apart?
- What part of speech is closely?
- Closely is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce closely?
- Closely is pronounced /ˈkləʊsliː/ (UK).
Words near closely in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: closely (page history and authors); closely (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); closely (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); closely (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಹತ್ತಿರ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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