What does closest mean?
Definitions for closest
clos·est
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Princeton's WordNet
nearest, nighest, closestadverb
(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
"that was the time he came nearest to death"
Wiktionary
closestadjective
superlative form of close : most close.
The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally
ChatGPT
closest
The term "closest" generally refers to being nearest in proximity or distance relative to other objects or locations. It implies the minimal amount of space or time required to reach something or someone.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of closest in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of closest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of closest in a Sentence
North Korea is not North Korea, so the same tactics the Trump administration used on North Korea should not be applied to the closest allies of the The US, the US leads in the world by the power of attraction, not by the power of coercion.
My radio goes off and I realize I am the closest one to the scene, i got there in about 2 minutes.
I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations. I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me. I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.
Well, it's been a trigger for action, it's been a trigger for us bringing together allies and partners around the world, starting in Europe with our closest partners, NATO, again, where I was just a couple weeks ago, bringing people together, together to make very clear not only the deep shared concern but the fact that we are prepared together in a coordinated way to take very strong action if Mr. Putin continues his aggression against Ukraine.
The closest friends that I have made, the start of my life in public service, the values that I learned here in Chicago and we've now passed on to our children, I owe it all to this community. Although we had a formal bidding process to determine where the presidential library was going to be, the fact of the matter was, it had to be right here on the South Side of Chicago.
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- نزدیکترینPersian
- निकटतमHindi
- mais próximoPortuguese
- 最近的Chinese
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