"closely" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "close + -ly",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "word": "distantly"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The birds on this island are closely related to those on the mainland."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is closely related, linked, or involved it is strongly so."
      ],
      "id": "simple-closely-en-adv-XknSJQxn"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you watch something closely, you watch it very carefully."
      ],
      "id": "simple-closely-en-adv-9-6AMhAL"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you work closely with somebody, you cooperate a lot in the work."
      ],
      "id": "simple-closely-en-adv-vXYXSwMt"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If one thing follows another closely, they are close in space or time."
      ],
      "id": "simple-closely-en-adv-vR59G48g"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkləʊsliː/"
    },
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  "word": "closely"
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  "categories": [
    "Terms suffixed with -ly"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "close",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "close + -ly",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "distantly"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The birds on this island are closely related to those on the mainland."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is closely related, linked, or involved it is strongly so."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you watch something closely, you watch it very carefully."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you work closely with somebody, you cooperate a lot in the work."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If one thing follows another closely, they are close in space or time."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "word": "closely"
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