closely

closely
adverb
1) dicht

follow me closely — bleib od. geh dicht hinter mir!

look closely at — genau betrachten

look closely into — (fig.) näher untersuchen

2) (intimately) eng

we're not closely related — wir sind nicht nah miteinander verwandt

3) (rigorously, painstakingly) genau; genau, eingehend [befragen, prüfen]; streng, scharf [bewachen]

a closely guarded secret — ein streng od. sorgsam gehütetes Geheimnis

4) (nearly equally)

closely fought/contested — hart umkämpft

5) (exactly) genau

closely resemble somebody — jemandem sehr ähneln

6)

closely printed/written — eng bedruckt/beschrieben

closely reasoned — (fig.) schlüssig

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adverb Look closely at him; She resembles her father closely.) genau
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close·ly
[ˈkləʊsli, AM ˈkloʊ-]
adv
1. (intimately) eng
to be \closely linked eng miteinander verbunden sein
\closely related nah[e] verwandt
\closely woven fest miteinander verwoben
to hold sb \closely jdn fest an sich akk drücken
a \closely guarded secret ein sorgfältig gehütetes Geheimnis
to listen \closely genau zuhören
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['kləʊslɪ]
adv
1) eng, dicht; work, connect eng; woven fest; related nah(e), eng; follow (in time) dicht

he was closely followed by a policeman —

she held the baby closely — sie drückte das Baby (fest) an sich

closely reasoned — schlüssig dargestellt or -gelegt

the match was closely contested — der Spielausgang war hart umkämpft

2) (= attentively) watch, listen etc genau; study also eingehend; guard scharf, streng

a closely-guarded secret — ein streng gehütetes Geheimnis

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closely [ˈkləʊslı] adv
1. genau, eingehend:
follow sth closely etwas mit gespannter Aufmerksamkeit verfolgen
2. scharf, streng:
closely guarded streng bewacht
3. fest, dicht, eng
4. nah
5. aus der Nähe
6. closely fought (oder contested) SPORT hart umkämpft (Spiel etc)
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adverb
1) dicht

follow me closely — bleib od. geh dicht hinter mir!

look closely at — genau betrachten

look closely into — (fig.) näher untersuchen

2) (intimately) eng

we're not closely related — wir sind nicht nah miteinander verwandt

3) (rigorously, painstakingly) genau; genau, eingehend [befragen, prüfen]; streng, scharf [bewachen]

a closely guarded secret — ein streng od. sorgsam gehütetes Geheimnis

4) (nearly equally)

closely fought/contested — hart umkämpft

5) (exactly) genau

closely resemble somebody — jemandem sehr ähneln

6)

closely printed/written — eng bedruckt/beschrieben

closely reasoned — (fig.) schlüssig

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adv.
dicht adv.
eng adv.

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