How do you use the word "closed" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "closed" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "closed": You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors. The airport was closed because of the fog.

Closed Meaning

/kləʊzd/, /kloʊzd/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjPhysically obstructed, sealed, etc., Made impassable.

"A closed and locked door prevented my escape."

adjPhysically obstructed, sealed, etc., Sealed or covered.

"Her eyes were tightly closed."

"When the top sheet, blanket, and bedspread of a closed bed are turned back, or fanfolded, the closed bed becomes an open bed, or a bed ready to receive a patient or resident."— 2005, Pamela J. Carter, Susan Lewsen, Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants, page 277:

adjPhysically obstructed, sealed, etc., Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.

"A book lay closed on the table."

adjPhysically obstructed, sealed, etc., In a position preventing fluid from flowing.

adjNot available for operation, participation, interaction, etc., Not available for use or operation.

"Phone lines are now closed."

adjNot available for operation, participation, interaction, etc., Not operating or conducting trade.

"Banks are closed on bank holidays."

adjNot available for operation, participation, interaction, etc., Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.

"The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays."

adjNot available for operation, participation, interaction, etc., Not receptive.

"He is closed to new ideas."

adjNot available for operation, participation, interaction, etc., Not public.

"closed source a closed committee The bill is being considered by the committee in closed session."

adjNot available for operation, participation, interaction, etc., Of a competition or tournament: with the competitors restricted to a specific group, such as professionals, amateurs, members or residents.

adjNot available for operation, participation, interaction, etc., Not in current use; not connected to as a resource.

"Make sure that all files are closed before you switch off the computer."

adjCompleted, finalised., Settled; decided or determined; withdrawn from consideration.

"This subject is now closed."

adjCompleted, finalised., Having one end joined to the other, forming a completed loop.

"a closed curve, a closed circuit"

adjCompleted, finalised., In a position allowing electricity to flow.

adjCompleted, finalised., Whose first and last vertices are the same, forming a closed loop.

adjHaving an open complement.

adjSuch that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.

"The set of integers is closed under addition: #92;forallx,y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;,#92;,x#43;y#92;in#92;mathbb#123;Z#125;."

adjLacking a free variable.

adjLacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain.

adjLacking a boundary.

adjFormed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.

adjHaving the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.

adjHaving component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.

adjSynonym of close.

adjOf a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.

verbsimple past and past participle of close

Sentence Examples

You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.

The airport was closed because of the fog.

That section of the road is still closed.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

shut close fold

Antonyms:

open

CEFR Practice Quiz

The librarian ____ the heavy oak door after the last visitor left.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The library is ____ on Sundays, so we have to go there today ton.

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