Definitions for closely
close·ly

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. closely(adverb)

   in a close relation or position in time or space

   "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"

2. close, closely, tight(adverb)

   in an attentive manner

   "he remained close on his guard"

3. closely, intimately, nearly(adverb)

   in a close manner

   "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

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1. closely(Adverb)

   In a close manner.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Closely(adverb)

   in a close manner

2. Closely(adverb)

   secretly; privately

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1. Closely

   Closely centers itself squarely behind the local merchant, equipping small business owners to succeed with everyday social & mobile marketing and to connect with the fast-changing online, social & mobile behavior of their customers. By providing simple tools for local merchants to promote their business, create loyal customers, & make better use of their resources, Closely empowers small businesses to participate more effectively in their local marketplace.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'closely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1846

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'closely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3404

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'closely' in Adverbs Frequency: #162

How to pronounce closely?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of closely in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of closely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of closely in a Sentence

1. President Donald Trump:

   When you look today they don't have water, they don't have basic food, they have no medicines... We are watching Venezuela very closely. We don't like it, not at all.

2. Jim Caron:

   The thing that we are going to watch most closely is if the Fed says anything along the lines of tapering of asset purchases, as long that doesn’t get mentioned, we are all good.

3. Mike McCaul:

   We are monitoring very closely threats against the pope as he comes into the United States.

4. Achintya Mangla:

   Technology and healthcare have two things in common: structural growth meaning growth is less correlated to global GDP growth and they're closely aligned with consumer trends and behavior. Investors have greater conviction in terms of investment in these sectors, these sectors are seen as more likely to weather short term volatility and geo-political risk.

5. Sarah Personette:

   We are respectful of our partners' decisions and will continue to work and communicate closely with them during this time.

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