"closely" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkləʊsliː/ Audio: en-us-closely.ogg Forms: closelier [comparative], more closely [comparative], closeliest [superlative], most closely [superlative]
Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: closely held

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a close manner",
      "word": "blisko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a close manner",
      "word": "de perto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a close manner",
      "word": "proximamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "tightly",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tésno",
      "sense": "in a close manner",
      "tags": [
        "narrowly"
      ],
      "word": "те́сно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "nearby, not far",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blízko",
      "sense": "in a close manner",
      "word": "бли́зко"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a close manner",
      "word": "cercanamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "tightly",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tísno",
      "sense": "in a close manner",
      "tags": [
        "narrowly"
      ],
      "word": "ті́сно"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "nearby, not far",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "blýzʹko",
      "sense": "in a close manner",
      "word": "бли́зько"
    }
  ],
  "word": "closely"
}

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