Information about the word close (English → Esperanto: proksima)

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/kləʊ̯̯z/
Hyphenationclose
Shavian alphabet𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟
Deseret alphabet𐐿𐑊𐐬𐑅

Degrees of comparison

Positiveclose
Comparativecloser
Superlativeclosest

Usage samples

While 27% of respondents wanted a much closer relationship with a view to rejoining and 22% want a closer relationship but to remain outside the bloc, 12% want to move further away from Europe.
That will be followed by a visit to close Russian ally Belarus, whose territory was partly used to stage last year’s invasion.
It was a simple fact, she would say, or something very close, that a woman just could not do without a woman to take care of him and keep him out of trouble.

Translations

Esperantoproksima