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Definitions for closely
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Princeton's WordNet
closelyadverb
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"
close, closely, tightadverb
in an attentive manner
"he remained close on his guard"
closely, intimately, nearlyadverb
in a close manner
"the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
Wiktionary
closelyadverb
In a close manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Closelyadverb
Etymology: from close.
Putting the mixture into a crucible closely luted at the top. Robert Boyle, Chym. Princ.
My lord of Warwick, and my brother Gloster,
Follow Fluellen closely at the heels. William Shakespeare, Henry V.If we look more closely, we shall find
Most have the seeds of judgment in their mind. Alexander Pope.A Spaniard, riding on the bay, sent some closely into the village, in the dark of the night. Richard Carew, Surv. of Cornwal.
I hope I have translated closely enough, and given them the same turn of verse which they had in the original. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Closelyadverb
in a close manner
Closelyadverb
secretly; privately
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'closely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1846
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'closely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3404
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'closely' in Adverbs Frequency: #162
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of closely in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of closely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of closely in a Sentence
They were very closely engaged in the Black Lives Matter community, they talked almost exclusively about what was happening on the streets of the United States and not on the streets of Africa.
We recognize this will take time and hard work, and will be demonstrated not only in words, but in deeds, and I'm committed to working closely with Minister Le Drian on this crucial effort.
I stand with the platform that most closely aligns with my faith and values. Those do not include the murder of babies in the womb, and not knowing which bathroom one should use and banning pronouns.
I'm not saying we're doing anything and I'm not saying we are not doing anything. HKEx will be maintaining a lot of conversations to stay on top of the game, it is obviously a pretty major transaction and we will be watching it closely.
The truth of the matter is that, under the press of business, when a judge in a busy trial court is presented with a consent order from parties resolving a matter, that order may be entered and perhaps not looked at as closely in terms of the effect on access.
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