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closely

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkləʊsli/

Collocations for "closely"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "closely" in context.

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closely

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. closely resembles [her, a fish, his dad]
  2. look closely to [see, determine]
  3. look closely at the [facts, painting]
  4. look closely at [what, why, where, who]
  5. look closely for [signs, any]
  6. watch (me) closely if you want to learn
  7. [finished, crossed] too closely to [call, tell]
  8. were [standing, sitting] closely together
  9. are [standing, sitting] too closely (to)
  10. were standing closely in line
  11. are closely related to [each other, the bear]
  12. [smoking, dental hygiene] is closely [linked, tied, connected] to
  13. [park, stand] as closely as possible
  14. is being closely watched (by)
  15. is closely involved (with)
  16. works closely [with, beside]
  17. will be working closely with [observers, associates, investors]
  18. was closely followed by [her main rival, the chasers]
  19. followed closely behind [his friends, the group, the troops]
  20. following closely behind
  21. a closely fought [match, contest, competition, race]
  22. a closely knit group (of friends)
  23. a closely knit [family, town, village, office, school, community]
  24. the [family, town, group] is closely knit
'closely' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "closely" in the title:

...was one of the most closely fought affairs... - English Only forum
''Closely contested'' Vs ''tight'' - English Only forum
a closely guarded secret - English Only forum
a downside to working closely together - English Only forum
a metonymy represents a thing by using another<,> closely related thing. - English Only forum
aligns closely - English Only forum
Another word for closely matching - English Only forum
approach ...close /closely - English Only forum
are <the> most closely watched - English Only forum
as I applied so closely - English Only forum
As is to be expected among countries so closely grouped in average scores - English Only forum
as openly and as closely as possible - English Only forum
became closely associated with - English Only forum
before taking observing it closely - English Only forum
being watched <the> most closely - English Only forum
but if you look closely - English Only forum
CALL is closely related to many other disciplines and the computer .... [irrelevant?] - English Only forum
close vs. closely - English Only forum
closely - English Only forum
closely - English Only forum
Closely ahead - English Only forum
closely akin v. more akin - English Only forum
closely along lines British intelligence had actually predicted - English Only forum
Closely behind - English Only forum
closely contested / evenly matched - English Only forum
closely covered with writing, - English Only forum
closely driven by - English Only forum
Closely follow up vs closely follow - English Only forum
closely followed - English Only forum
closely held business - English Only forum
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