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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say closely in sign language?

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. Guy Verhofstadt:

   Europe is not capable of dealing with the big crises we face, we can only solve this by working more closely together and reform Europe. It is time for another way for Europe.

2. Darren Henley:

   We'll continue to work closely with ENO as they develop their business model and plans to bring excellent and exciting work to broader audiences.

3. Briony Horgan:

   We know that the building blocks of life on Earth developed very soon after the Earth's formation, and that flowing water is essential for life's development, so evidence that we had early, flowing water on Mars, will increase the chances that simple life may have developed at around the same time as it did on Earth. We hope that the Mars 2020 mission will be able to look more closely at these minerals, and begin to answer exactly what conditions existed when Mars was still young.

4. Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti:

   If we sent 5,000 up to men to Afghanistan, in a country like Libya that concerns us much more closely and in which the risk of deterioration is much more worrying for Italy, our mission could be substantial and demanding, also in terms of numbers.

5. Alison Millsaps:

   I worked really closely with The Sierra Club on the pipeline issue, but on this issue we are at absolute odds.

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