"closely" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈkləʊsliː/ Audio: en-us-closely.ogg [US] Forms: closelier [comparative], more closely [comparative], closeliest [superlative], most closely [superlative]
Etymology: close + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|close|ly}} close + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} closely (comparative closelier or more closely, superlative closeliest or most closely)
  1. In a close manner. Translations (in a close manner): nabye (Afrikaans), це́сна (cjésna) (english: tightly) [narrowly] (Belarusian), блі́зка (blízka) (english: nearby, not far) (Belarusian), близо (blizo) (Bulgarian), плътно (plǎtno) (Bulgarian), dichtbij (Dutch), proksime (Esperanto), läheisesti (Finnish), tiiviisti (Finnish), visusti (Finnish), tarkasti (Finnish), étroitement (French), dicht (German), eng (German), nah (German), nahe (German), strettamente (Italian), da vicino (Italian), a stretto contatto (Italian), blisko (Polish), de perto (Portuguese), proximamente (Portuguese), те́сно (tésno) (english: tightly) [narrowly] (Russian), бли́зко (blízko) (english: nearby, not far) (Russian), cercanamente (Spanish), ті́сно (tísno) (english: tightly) [narrowly] (Ukrainian), бли́зько (blýzʹko) (english: nearby, not far) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-closely-en-adv-noysndxW Disambiguation of 'in a close manner': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) secretly; privately Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-closely-en-adv-BA64QwOG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: closely held

Inflected forms

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