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close
verb
-
close
,
closing
,
closes
,
closed
to
shut
something
so
that
it
is
no
longer
open
•
She
closed
the
window
when
it
started
to
rain
.
She
closed
the
window
when
it
started
to
rain
.
•
Please
close
the
door
behind
you
so
the
heat
stays
in
.
Please
close
the
door
behind
you
so
the
heat
stays
in
.
verb
-
close
,
closing
,
closes
,
closed
to
bring
something
to
an
end
or
to
stop
operating
•
The
museum
closes
at
six
o'clock
every
evening
.
The
museum
closes
at
six
o'clock
every
evening
.
•
The
ceremony
closed
with
a
beautiful
song
.
The
ceremony
closed
with
a
beautiful
song
.
verb
-
close
,
closing
,
closes
,
closed
to
shut
something
or
become
shut
•
Please
close
the
window
;
it's
getting
cold
.
Please
close
the
window
;
it's
getting
cold
.
•
The
store
closes
at
9
p
.
m
.
The
store
closes
at
9
p
.
m
.
Same
origin
as
adjective
sense
,
with
the
meaning
“
to
shut
”
developing
in
Middle
English
.
verb
-
close
,
closing
,
closes
,
closed
to
bring
something
to
an
end
,
or
to
end
•
The
speaker
will
close
the
ceremony
with
a
song
.
The
speaker
will
close
the
ceremony
with
a
song
.
•
They
closed
the
meeting
after
everyone
agreed
on
the
plan
.
They
closed
the
meeting
after
everyone
agreed
on
the
plan
.
Sense
of
“
conclude
”
appears
in
15th-century
English
,
extending
the
idea
of
shutting
to
finishing
an
event
.
closed
adjective
not
open
;
shut
•
The
store
was
closed
by
the
time
we
arrived
.
The
store
was
closed
by
the
time
we
arrived
.
•
Mark
pushed
the
door
,
but
it
was
firmly
closed
.
Mark
pushed
the
door
,
but
it
was
firmly
closed
.
verb
-
close
,
closing
,
closes
,
closed
past
tense
and
past
participle
of
close
•
She
closed
the
book
and
went
to
sleep
.
She
closed
the
book
and
went
to
sleep
.
•
The
bank
closed
early
because
of
the
holiday
.
The
bank
closed
early
because
of
the
holiday
.
adjective
not
open
to
everyone
;
restricted
or
private
•
Membership
to
the
club
is
closed
to
non-residents
.
Membership
to
the
club
is
closed
to
non-residents
.
•
The
meeting
was
closed
to
the
public
.
The
meeting
was
closed
to
the
public
.
disclose
verb
-
disclose
,
disclosing
,
discloses
,
disclosed
to
make
something
known
or
reveal
information
that
was
previously
secret
or
unknown
•
The
company
refused
to
disclose
the
details
of
the
deal
.
The
company
refused
to
disclose
the
details
of
the
deal
.
•
She
whispered
and
disclosed
her
secret
plan
to
her
best
friend
.
She
whispered
and
disclosed
her
secret
plan
to
her
best
friend
.
Late
Middle
English
:
from
Latin
‘
disclosus
’,
past
participle
of
‘
discludere
’
meaning
‘
to
unbolt
,
open
’.
verb
-
disclose
,
disclosing
,
discloses
,
disclosed
to
officially
publish
or
report
information
,
especially
financial
or
legal
facts
,
as
required
by
rules
or
law
•
Public
companies
are
required
to
disclose
their
earnings
every
quarter
.
Public
companies
are
required
to
disclose
their
earnings
every
quarter
.
•
The
bank
disclosed
its
exposure
to
foreign
debt
in
the
report
.
The
bank
disclosed
its
exposure
to
foreign
debt
in
the
report
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
sense
:
from
Latin
‘
discludere
’
meaning
‘
to
open
’.
It
became
a
legal
and
financial
term
in
the
19th
century
when
regulations
began
requiring
companies
to
reveal
information
to
the
public
.