close the door in English

Forms: closes the door [present, singular, third-person], closing the door [participle, present], closed the door [participle, past], closed the door [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} close the door (third-person singular simple present closes the door, present participle closing the door, simple past and past participle closed the door)

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"close the door" meaning in English

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