close
verb (used with object)
to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
has closed
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present perfectof close (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has closed five prisons since taking office in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Firefighters are tackling a vehicle fire which has closed a stretch of main road and spread into nearby heathland in the New Forest in Hampshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Although that transaction has closed, it is being challenged in court by eight states seeking to block the merger on antitrust grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Even so, the “stocks only” breadth oscillator has closed above +200 for two consecutive days, and that means it has rolled over to a buy signal.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
For my entire life, La Cocina de la Isla has closed on Sundays.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
