close in Dutch

IPA: /kloːs/ Audio: Nl-close.ogg

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Rhymes: -oːs Etymology: Borrowed from English close. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|en|close}} Borrowed from English close Head templates: {{nl-adj}} close (comparative closer, superlative meest close or closest) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|close}} Forms: closer [comparative], meest close [superlative], closest [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], close [adverbial, positive, predicative], closer [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het closest [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het closeste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], close [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], closere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], closeste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], close [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], closer [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], closeste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], close [indefinite, plural, positive], closere [comparative, indefinite, plural], closeste [indefinite, plural, superlative], close [definite, positive], closere [comparative, definite], closeste [definite, superlative], closes [partitive, positive], closers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]

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"close" meaning in Dutch

Adjective