closer
AdjektivAdverbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈkləʊ.sə//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈkləʊ.zə//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈkloʊ.sɚ//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈkloʊ.zɚ//
Within a shorter distance.
Adjektiv
- 1
Auch eine Form von closecomparative form of close: more close
In the spring of 1938 the Japanese imperialists invaded Yü-tz'u and T'ai-ku in Shansi. Everyone was in panic as the flames of war came closer and closer to Hsiang-yüan hsien.
[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].
Adverb
- 1
Within a shorter distance.
Come closer, my dear.
Substantiv
- 1
Someone or something that closes.
In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.
- 2
Someone or something that concludes.
The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
- 3
Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).
- 4
The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
The longitudinal bond of the walls is only 24 inches, or one fourth of the length of a brick of 9 inches, and is obtained by introducing closers 24 inches broad
- 5
A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.
They brought their closer in for the ninth.
- 6
A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.
Herkunft
From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) + -er.
Formen
- Plural
- closers