closely
Pronunciation: [ˈkloʊsli]
Context: "relationship"
(adverb) when people or things are connected or related in a strong way. It means you pay a lot of attention to someone or something, like when you watch a friend carefully to understand them better.
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The two sisters know each other closely; they share many secrets.
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They are not closely related, as they have different family backgrounds.
Example
How closely do you think they work together on their projects?
Context: "observation"
(adverb) when you look at or examine something very carefully. Like when you study a picture and notice all the details, you are looking closely.
Example
She examined the painting closely to see the artist's brush strokes.
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He didn't look closely enough at the map and got lost.
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Did you look closely at the instructions before starting?
Context: "similarity"
(adverb) when two things are very similar or alike. It means they have many things in common, like two friends who like the same games.
Example
These two stories are closely related; they share the same main character.
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The two animals are not closely related; they belong to different species.
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How closely related are these two ideas in the essay?