{
    "term": "closely",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "near in space or time",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He walked into the room, **closely followed** by the rest of the family."
                },
                {
                    "text": "closely spaced rows of seats"
                },
                {
                    "text": "streets of closely packed terraced houses"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "near in family relationship",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The two species are **closely related**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "having a strong connection",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be **closely linked/associated/related**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two events are **closely connected**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country's economy remains **closely tied to** oil."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "in a way that shows you are very involved in the work or activities of somebody else, usually seeing and talking to them regularly",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The organization **works closely** with customers in nearly 100 countries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Royal Navy was **closely involved** in the early development of wireless technology."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They collaborated **closely together** for the next four years"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "carefully",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I sat and **watched** everyone very **closely**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government has **looked closely at** the arguments for and against a change in the law."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We will be **closely monitoring** the situation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a closely guarded secret"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "in a way that is very similar to somebody/something else",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **closely resembled** her mother at the same age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was an exciting game between two **closely matched** teams."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "won or likely to be won by only a small amount or distance",
            "sensetop": "closely contested/fought",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a closely contested election"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "with little or no space in between",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "over 1 000 closely printed pages"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "cut very short, near to the skin",
            "sensetop": "closely shaved/shaven/cut",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He had a closely shaved head and a small, neat beard."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkləʊsli/",
                "audio": "cl/closely/closely__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkləʊsli/",
                "audio": "cl/closely/closely__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}