Closely

Definition: Closely

Closely

Adverb

1. 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. In a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned".

3. In an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "closely" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonyms: Closely

Assemblage

Adjective: assembled; Verb: closely packed, dense, serried, crowded to suffocation, teeming, swarming, populous; as thick as hops; all of a heap, fasciculated cumulative.

Attention

Examine, examine closely, examine intently; scan, scrutinize, consider; give one's mind to, bend one's mind to; overhaul, revise, pore over; inspect, review, pass under review; take stock of; fix the eye on, rivet attention on, fix attention on, devote the eye to, fix the mind on, devote the thoughts to; hear out, think out; mind one's business.

Consanguinity

Intimately related, nearly related, closely related, remotely related, distantly related, allied; german.

Correlation

Adjective: reciprocal, mutual, commutual, correlative, reciprocative, interrelated, closely related; alternate; interchangeable; interdependent; international; complemental, complementary.

Crosswords: Closely

Now watch closely, everyone (Mononoke-hime; writing credit: Karl Tunberg)

When you work closely with them, like I do, you see this (Schindler's List; writing credit: Steven Zaillian)

I daresay you're right, I wasn't listening very closely, but the result is that he will be 24 hours late (Evil Under the Sun; writing credit: Agatha Christie; Anthony Shaffer)

If you watch very closely, you can sometimes see the soul escaping (Lord of Illusions; writing credit: Clive Barker)

These are the tragic heroes: watch them closely in the remaining hours of their lives (Kanal; writing credit: Jerzy Stefan Stawinski)

But if you look at me closely (I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman; performing artist: Britney Spears)

Ya'll better listen up closely (Forgot About Dre; performing artist: Dr. dre)

Dance closely, even know they feel I'm limey (Can't Deny It; performing artist: Fabolous)

Just listen closely (You Want This; performing artist: Janet Jackson)

And I closely watched him. (Lucille; performing artist: Kenny Rogers)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Business Organizations: Unincorporated Businesses & Closely Held Corporations: Essential Terms & Concepts (reference)

• Diana: Closely Guarded Secret (reference)

• Family Secrets: A Southern Heritage Cookbook of Closely Guarded Family Recipes (reference)

• Hidden power : the closely held corporation (reference)

• Menander : The Grouch, Desperately Seeking Justice, Closely Cropped Locks, the Girl from Samos, the Shield (Penn Greek Drama Series) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Closely Watched Trains - Criterion Collection (reference)

• Closely Guarded Secrets-A&E Top 10 (reference)

• Closely Watched Trains (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Listen Closely (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown are polarized crystals photographed through the microscope of the drug 2'3'-dideoxyadenosine, ddA, a drug that is closely related to AZT, azidothymidine. The antiviral effect of ddA against HIV was discovered at the National Cancer Institute, when trying to find a drug to treat patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Credit: Larry Ostby (photographer).

This lesion has a dark brown, "pebbly" elevated surface against a lighter tan, macular background. The irregular, indistinct margin of the nevus helps to distinguish it from the small congenital-pattern nevus, which some dysplastic nevi closely resemble clinically. Its distinctive morphology, not its size (6 by 6 mm), identifies it as a dysplastic nevus. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

A tuft of closely set hairs forming a brush may occur on the tenth segment of the Orthopodomyia mosquito larva. Credit: CDC.

There may be a row of closely set teeth, or spines on each side of the siphon near the ventral margin, otherwise know as "pectin". Aedes aegypti is a vector for Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), as well as Yellow Fever. Credit: CDC.

The eighth terminal segment of the Orthopodomyia larva possesses comb scales, and differs from the Wyeomyia by its closely set tufts of hairs on the ventral side of the tenth abdominal segment, forming the median ventral brush. Credit: CDC.

West Nile virus is a flavivirus commonly found in Africa, West Asia, and the Middle East. It is closely related to St. Louis encephalitis virus found in the United States. The virus can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses and some other mammals. Credit: CDC.

Computer generated surface view of Gula Mons.For this image, we also have a special treat. Because the vertical scale on theseimages is so exaggerated (a factor of 22.5, remember), we thought you might wantto see what one of them would look like with a more realistic vertical scale.This image ofGula Mons( 8k) has beenaltered to more closely resemble the actual vertical scale. Credit: NASA.

Figure 33. Kofoid plankton sampling bucket devised by Charles A. Kofoid of the University of California at Berkeley in 1905. It was used on board the vessel LOMA out of San Diego. This bottle was used to acquire a volume of water in which the plankton would be counted for quantitative studies of life in the sea. This instrument closely resembled a Pettersson bottle. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Herd of sheep grouped closely together (horizontal). Credit: USDA.

For centuries, beekeeping has been a traditional part of Mexican agriculture and a reliable source of income in rural areas. Scientists in the United States have closely followed the arrival of Africanized honey bees and two species of parasitic mites that have created hive management problems and reduced honey production. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

This freedom from absolute, arbitrary power, is so necessary to, and closely joined with a man's preservation, that he cannot part with it, but by what forfeits his preservation and life together: for a man, not having the power of his own life, cannot, by compact, or his own consent, enslave himself to any one, nor put himself under the absolute, arbitrary power of another, to take away his life, when he pleases. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

On he speeds, never wasting a wordlet, Though thoughtlets cling, closely as wax, To the spot where the beautiful birdlet So quietly quacks

Even while speaking, he seemed to scrutinise him closely as if he were trying to recall some reminiscence

A gradual warmth, a languorous weariness passed over him, descending along his spine from his closely cowled head

Thou art sworn as deeply to effect what we intend As closely to conceal what we impart

And he listened closely to the motor as it turned over, listened for knocks

Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Grasp the tick firmly and as closely to the skin as possible. (references)

Neurons that control sleep interact closely with the immune system. (references)

Other NIH institutes that fund AD research also will be closely involved. (references)

Business

They remain closely monitored. (references)

Mexican Customs closely monitors all commercial bills. (references)

They closely follow up projects in the development pipeline. (references)

Children

Pakistan

The Punjab government also worked closely with both international and local NGO's to improve primary and secondary education. (references)

Egypt

It works closely with U.N. agencies and other international aid donors to design job-training programs for persons with disabilities. (references)

Brazil

The News Agency for Children's Rights closely tracks stories in the media, publishes studies, and gives awards to media outlets that effectively cover child welfare issues. (references)

Civil Liberties

Tunisia

His movements within the country are monitored closely. (references)

Yemen

Each group closely monitors the activities of the other. (references)

Czech Republic

The closely watched case of journalist Zdenek Zukal continued. (references)

Economic History

Austria

The Slovenes form a closely knit community. (references)

Denmark

The Danish Krone is closely linked to the Euro. (references)

Austria

Law in Austria closely regulates terms of employment. (references)

Human Rights

Chile

Many international NGO's also follow human rights issues closely. (references)

Nigeria

The NHRC is supposed to work closely with NGO's that are devoted to human rights issues. (references)

Vietnam

After his release from prison in 1998, Thich Quang Do was able to travel freely, albeit closely monitored. (references)

Indigenous People

Norway

The police closely monitor neo-Nazi groups. (references)

Minorities

Greece

Ethnic Greeks tend to link religious affiliation very closely to ethnicity. (references)

Central African Republic

The members work closely with other church groups and social organizations on social issues. (references)

Political Economy

Bhutan

Strong trade and monetary ties link the economy closely to that of India. (references)

Belarus

Regime security agents closely monitored human rights organizations and hindered their efforts. (references)

Armenia

The regional (district) governmental structure of Armenia closely mirrors the national structure. (references)

Political Rights

Nigeria

Several other public officials were scrutinized closely by the press, public, and legislative investigators. (references)

Ghana

The former ruling party, which is the opposition under the Kufuor Government with nearly half the seats in Parliament, closely scrutinizes government actions. (references)

Croatia

Previous legislation more closely matched the minority representation to the size of the minority population, and the reduction in minority seats was especially disadvantageous to ethnic Serbs. (references)

Trade

Maldives

The trade sector in the Maldives is closely regulated. (references)

India

A 'war room' group has been created to closely monitor the import trends for these items. (references)

China

Many FIEs complained that delays occurred when SAFE screened their documentation more closely. (references)

Travel

Canada

Business customs in Canada closely mirror those of the United States. (references)

Honduras

Generally the consummation of a business deal is closely related to some kind of social activity. (references)

Sri Lanka

Street and highway checkpoints staffed by security personnel are common; travelers should closely follow any instructions given. (references)

Women

Qatar

The activities of women are restricted closely both by law and tradition. (references)

Sweden

On average 33 murders of women and girls are reported each year, half of them by men closely related to the victim. (references)

Ghana

Located in Accra and Kumasi, the WAJU works closely with the Department of Social Welfare, FIDA, and the Legal Aid Board. (references)

Worker Rights

Turkey

The IOM, ILO and UNHCR work closely with the Government. (references)

Japan

Management usually consults closely with its enterprise union. (references)

Namibia

The NUNW and SWAPO are no longer affiliated but remain closely linked. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Watching closely

Expressions using "closely": closely cropped ♦ closely fitting ♦ closely held company ♦ closely held corporation ♦ closely held shares ♦ closely knit ♦ closely packed ♦ closely related ♦ fit closely ♦ follow closely ♦ involute closely coiled so that the axis is obscured ♦ search closely ♦ very closely. Additional references.

Beginning with "closely": closely-aligned, closely-allied, closely-analyzed, closely-carpeted, closely-contested, closely-dated, closely-defined, closely-drawn, closely-felted, closely-fitting, closely-fought, closely-guarded, closely-held, closely-interwoven, closely-knit, closely-linked, closely-packed, closely-planted, closely-prescribed, closely-reasoned, closely-related, closely-set, closely-similar, closely-spaced, closely-spaces, closely-typed, closely-worked, closely-woven.

Albanian

ngushtësisht (tightly), ngushtë (narrowly, tightly), nga afër (close, hand to hand, point blank), drejtpërdrejt (direct, directly, flush, immediately). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مباراة ساخنة, ‏على نحو متراص, ‏إلى حد بعيد (deadly, deucedly, devilishly, exceedingly, mightily, more, most, so, that, very, well, widely), ‏بعناية (carefully, neatly, painstakingly), ‏باحكام (nicely, tight), ‏بإنتباه, ‏بأمانة (at close quarters, faithfully, sincerely, square). (various references)

Bulgarian 

строго (firmly, hard, severely, sternly, strictly), щателно (close, minutely), тясно (intimately, nearly, tight), гъсто (thick), внимателно (carefully, cautiously, close, gently, guardedly, narrowly, nicely, steady, warily), здраво (fast, firm, firmly, fixedly, sound, soundly, stably, tight, with vigor, with vigour), близко (inly, intimately, near, nearly), плътно (densely, fast, hermetically, tightly). (various references)

Chinese 

緊緊 (tightly), 严密 (strict, stringent). (various references)

Czech

tìsnì (narrowly, near, tightly), pozornì (courteously), dùkladnì (soundly, thorough, well), úzce. (various references)

Danish

CO blokerer O2-transporten,fordi det bindes kraftigt til haemoglobin (CO impedes the transport of O2 because it is closely linked to haemoglobin), closely held shares (closely held shares), taksterne gøres omkostningsrelaterede (tariffs closely related to costs), taetstrikkede stof (closely knitted fabric), taetkoblede antenner (closely-coupled antennae), tætvævet stof (closely woven fabric), tæt (concentrated, dense, narrow, thick), staerkt koblede processer (very closely linked processes), stærkt koncentreret aktiemasse og stemmeret (closely held company), lukket psykiatrisk anstalt (closely supervised asylum, closely supervised hospital), kompres trykt udgave (closely set, set in solid type), kompakt sand (closely-packed sand, compact sand), holde taet paa bredden (to skirt the bank closely), en metode til at undersoege,hvad der sker inde i en roerledning gaar ud paa i graensefladen at indsaette en solid skilleplade,som slutter taet nok i roeret til,at man kan vaere sikker paa,at den foeres af sted med samme hastighed som olien;saadanne skrabe (fitting closely enough in the pipe to make sure that it will be pushed along at the same as the oil;such devices are known as batching pigs, one way checking what is going on in a pipeline is to insert some solid separator at the interface), deployering (closely spaced basing, dense pack, deployment). (various references)

Dutch

CO belemmert het O2-transport door bezetting van het Hb-hemoglobine- (CO impedes the transport of O2 because it is closely linked to haemoglobin), compres gedrukte uitgave (closely set, set in solid type), doorgeweven (closely woven), bedrijf waarin één of enkele aandeelhouders een meerderheidsparticipatie hebben (closely held company), bundelopstelling (closely spaced basing, dense pack), de tarieven nauw samenhangen met de kosten (tariffs closely related to costs), dicht breiwerk (closely knitted fabric), dicht gestapeld zand (closely-packed sand, compact sand), dicht langs de wal varen (to skirt the bank closely), dicht opeengepakte sferulieten (closely packed spherulites), aandelen in het bezit van referentieaandeelhouders (closely held shares), dichtgeweven doek (closely woven fabric), wal houden (to skirt the bank closely), een manier om te controleren wat zich in een pijpleiding afspeseelt is het inbrengen op het contactvlak van een massieve separator,die een zodanige passing in de pijp heeft dat hij met dezelfde s nelheid als de olie wordt voortbewogen;dergelijke hulpmidde (fitting closely enough in the pipe to make sure that it will be pushed along at the same as the oil;such devices are known as batching pigs, one way checking what is going on in a pipeline is to insert some solid separator at the interface), hecht gekoppeld proces (very closely linked processes), instelling voor geesteszieken (closely supervised asylum, closely supervised hospital), kliniek voor psychiatrie (closely supervised asylum, closely supervised hospital), kort langs de wal blijven varen (to skirt the bank closely), neurosesanatorium (closely supervised asylum, closely supervised hospital), onderling sterk gekoppelde antennes (closely-coupled antennae), psychiatrische kliniek (closely supervised asylum, closely supervised hospital), vast oprollen (take up tightly, wind close, wind closely, wind up close, wind up closely), dicht opeengepakt-formule (closely spaced basing, dense pack). (various references)

Finnish

visusti (carefully, strictly), tiukasti (firmly, fixedly, steadily, tightly), tarkoin, tarkasti (accurately, carefully, upon mature deliberation). (various references)

French

minutieusement, honnêtement, en serrant fort, dru, attentivement, étroitement. (various references)

German

eng (close, close fitting, confined, cramped, intimate, limited, narrow, narrowly, poky, reduced, restricted, snug, straitened, tight, tightly), dicht (close, compact, concentrated, consistent, dense, densely, densly, heavy, leakproof, murky, serried, shut, solid, thick, thickly, thickset, tight, tightly). (various references)

Greek 

στενά (narrowly, pass, straits), προσεκτικά (attentively, carefully, gingerly, painstakingly). (various references)

Hebrew 

לבלוש (check, detect, investigate, search closely, tail). (various references)

Hungarian

szorosan egymás mellett (cheek by jowl, chockablock, end to end). (various references)

Indonesian

sedamping-dampingnya (most closely related), mengamat-amat (inspect, monitor, watch closely), mendampingi (accompanying, closely assist, flank). (various references)

Italian

strettamente (nearly, tight, tightly), impermabile (dense, raincoat, rainproof, thick, thickset, tight, waterproof, watertight), attentamente (attentively, carefully). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

べろべろ舐める (be very hungry, chattering, cross, cross out, fast, fawn, flat, fraud, no good, prattle, swindle, to lick up with one's tongue), へぼ医者 (all over, being sticky, bloody fool!, blunder, bungle, chattering, clinging, empty, frivolous, gaffe, gooey, hard, hungry, messy, must, non-stop talking, prattling, quack doctor, shall, should, speaking indiscreetly, squished flat, sticky, thickly, to commit a blunder), ぴくぴく動く (banging shut, exactly, flat, hopping, lively, neatly, properly, sharp, skipping, slapping, sound of whistling or wheezing, splashing, splatting, sudden but subtle, suddenly, tightly, to jerk, to twitch, to wiggle, whistling of wind). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぺったり (fast), べったり (hard, thickly), ぴたりと (exactly, suddenly, tightly). (various references)

Korean 

가깝게 (Nearly). (various references)

Manx

faggys-vooinjerys (closely related). (various references)

Pig Latin

oselyclay.(various references)

Portuguese

cautelosamente (close, earshot, gingerly, guardedly, warily), rigorosamente (close, earshot, harshly, narrowly, severely, strictly), hermeticamente fechado (air-proof, air-tight, earshot), de perto (earshot, nearly). (various references)

Romanian

strâns (clinging, close, close fitting, conglomerate, crammed, cramped, fast, gathering, in, pressed, serried, tight), atent (advertent, alert, amiable, attentive, attentively, careful, carefully, close, complaisant, considerate, courteous, curious, deliberately, delicate, heedful, intent, jealous, listening, mindfully, nice, observant, observantly, painstaking, regardful, searching, tender, watchful), îndeaproape (nearly). (various references)

Russian 

тесно (narrowly, straitly), внимательно (advertently, attentively, thoughtfully), вплотную (close), близко (by, close, close by, close call, hard by, near, near at hand, near by, nearby, nigh, nr near). (various references)

Scottish

tiugh (closely set, dense, in quick succession, thick). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

približno (about, approximate to, approximately, around, roughly, round). (various references)

Spanish

cercanamente (close, wall to wall), estrechamente (narrowly, tightly), denso (dense, heavy, light, solid, thick, thickset, tight). (various references)

Swedish

tätt (chock, densely, friquently, repeatedly, tight, tightly). (various references)

Turkish

yakından (close, nearly), sıkı sıkı (firm, firmly, tightly), hemen hemen aynı (much of a muchness, much the same), dikkatle (attentively, gingerly, minutely, with care), benzer (alike, analogic, analogical, analogous, analogue, approximate, conformable, congener, congenerous, connate, correlative, counterpart, double, homeo-, homo-, homoeo-, homologous, image, in common, indistinguishable, kindred, like, look alike, match, of a piece, parallel, same, similar, simulant, stand in, vicinal). (various references)

Turkmen 

duюly. (various references)

Ukrainian

уважно (nicely, observantly, sharply, thoughtfully), ретельно (accurately, affectionately, carefully, diligently, heartily, meticulously, observantly), щільно (densely, hermetically, massively, tight), тісно (narrowly, nearly), близько (about, anigh, around, at close range, bain, close, familiarly, hard upon, near, near at hand, nearly, nigh, short, something like, somewhere, thereabout, thereabouts), пильно (fixedly, warely), докладно (amply, at large, circumstantiality, microscopically, minutely, narrowly, particularly). (various references)

Vietnamese 

cẩn thận (canny, careful, cautious, conscientious, religious, tender, wary), thân mật chặt chẽ, tỉ mỉ (close, conscientious, elaborately, meticulous, minute, minutely, narrowly, operose, particular, scrutinizingly, thorough), sít vào nhau kỹ lưỡng, sát (close, nearly, next, stipate), khít (tight), gần gũi, gần (by, hard, inch, near, near-by, nearly, next, proximate, verge, well-nigh). (various references)

Welsh

craffu ar (look closely at), craffu (look closely, observe intently, scrutinize). (various references)

condensa, condensam, condensis, condensisque, crebrius, prope. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Closely" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: clasey, closeby, closelie, Closey, Closkelt, closley, clovellyan, Coseley, Cosmelli, Costeley, Cromsley, Crosley, Mcloskey. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: cellos, solely.

-2 letters: cello, cells, close, cloys, coles, colly, cosey, losel, socle, yells.

-3 letters: cell, cels, cloy, cole, cols, coly, cosy, coys, ells, leys, lose, lyes, lyse, oles, oyes, sell, sloe, sole, syce, yell.

-4 letters: cel, col, cos, coy, ell, els, ley, lye, oes, ole, ose, sec, sel, sly, sol, soy, yes.

-5 letters: el, es.

+2 letters: glycerols.

+3 letters: collotypes, costlessly, cyclostyle, glycolyses, kilocycles, societally.

+4 letters: bellicosely, bellicosity, cloudlessly, collusively, colorlessly, commensally, countlessly, credulously, cyclostyled, cyclostyles, deliciously, episcopally, eucalyptols, glycosylate, larcenously, lecherously, mesophyllic, scoundrelly, sectionally, voicelessly.

+5 letters: adolescently, calcareously, collenchymas, collywobbles, compulsively, conclusively, consensually, convulsively, cosmetically, cycloolefins, cytoskeletal, despotically, domestically, ecclesiology, egoistically, electrolyses, electrolysis, electrolytes, electrolyzes, episodically, esoterically, eucalyptoles, felicitously, forensically, geosynclinal, glycosylated, glycosylates, hellaciously, lachrymosely, licentiously, lysolecithin, meticulously, mollycoddles, myeloblastic, octosyllable, opalescently, orchestrally, phylloclades, polyvalences, sacerdotally.