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Pronunciation: [klәuz]

Average Rank: 463

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 结束, 完结 a. 靠近的, 亲近的, 亲密的, 严密的, 关闭的, 狭窄的, 秘密的 vt. 关, 结束, 使靠近, 封闭, 使接近 vi. 关闭, 结束, 靠近 adv. 接近地, 紧密地 [计] 关闭

Detailed Explanations:
  • v. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
  • v. become closed
  • v. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
  • v. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk toefl
Word Forms:
Past: closed
Comparative: closer
Past Participle: closed
Present Participle: closing
Superlative: closest
3rd Person: closes

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#496

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.0% (Top 95.0% most frequent)
95.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#452

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 95.5% (Top 95.5% most frequent)
95.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#441

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 95.6% (Top 95.6% most frequent)
95.6%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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