close

schließen, zumachen

Etwas so bewegen, dass es nicht mehr offen ist, oder selbst zugehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Make something no longer open, or become no longer open.

• Please close the window.
• She closed her eyes and rested.
• The door closes automatically behind you.

Synonyme: shut

Gegenteile: open

Häufige Wendungen: close the door, close your eyes, close a book, close the lid

schließen, zumachen

Vorübergehend oder dauerhaft keine Kunden mehr bedienen oder den Geschäftsbetrieb einstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: Stop serving customers or doing business, either for a while or permanently.

• The shop closes at five.
• They closed the factory last year.
• Is the restaurant closing for the holidays?

So benutzt man es: close at + time (The bank closes at four.); close for something (The café closes for the winter.)

Synonyme: shut, shut down, cease trading

Gegenteile: open

Häufige Wendungen: close a shop, close for lunch, close down, close at six

verringern, schließen

Den Abstand oder Unterschied zwischen Dingen verkleinern oder ganz beseitigen.

In einfachem Englisch: Make the distance or difference between things smaller, or remove it completely.

• She ran faster to close the gap.
• The distance between the boats slowly closed.
• Extra funding helped close the gap in our budget.

So benutzt man es: close the gap between A and B (The policy aims to close the gap between rich and poor.)

Synonyme: narrow, reduce, eliminate

Gegenteile: widen, increase

Häufige Wendungen: close the gap, close the distance, close a budget gap

beenden, enden

Etwas zu Ende bringen oder selbst zu Ende gehen.

In einfachem Englisch: Bring something to an end, or reach its end.

• The chair closed the meeting.
• Her speech closed with a thank-you.
• The festival closes tomorrow evening.

So benutzt man es: close with something (The concert closed with a song everyone knew.)

Synonyme: end, finish, conclude

Gegenteile: begin, start

Häufige Wendungen: close a meeting, close with something, close a chapter

abschließen

Eine Vereinbarung endgültig treffen, sodass ein Verkauf oder Geschäft geregelt ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Finish making an agreement so that a sale or business deal is settled.

• We closed the deal today.
• She hopes to close the sale before Friday.
• They finally closed the deal after weeks of talks.

Synonyme: finalize, complete, conclude

Häufige Wendungen: close a deal, close a sale, close the transaction

schließen

Am Ende des Handelstages einen bestimmten Preis haben.

In einfachem Englisch: Have a particular price when trading ends for the day.

• The shares closed higher today.
• Oil closed at eighty dollars a barrel.
• The euro closed lower after the announcement.

So benutzt man es: close at + price (The shares closed at twelve dollars.)

Synonyme: finish, end

Häufige Wendungen: close at something, close higher, close lower

Ende, Abschluss

Das Ende eines Ereignisses, einer Tätigkeit oder eines Zeitraums.

In einfachem Englisch: The end of an event, activity, or period of time.

• The meeting came to a close.
• Please reply by close of business tomorrow.
• At the close of the year, we reviewed our progress.

So benutzt man es: the close of something (At the close of the meeting, everyone thanked the chair.); bring something to a close (The final song brought the concert to a close.)

Synonyme: end, finish, conclusion

Gegenteile: beginning, start

Häufige Wendungen: the close of something, close of business, to a close, at the close

nah

Räumlich oder zeitlich nicht weit von jemandem oder etwas entfernt.

In einfachem Englisch: Near someone or something in place or time.

• The shops are close.
• Her birthday is close to mine.
• We could hear the birds at close range.

So benutzt man es: close to someone/something (Our house is close to the station.)

Synonyme: near, nearby

Gegenteile: far, distant

Häufige Wendungen: close to something, at close range, close contact