Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

closen

/ˈkloʊsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: closen
IPA: /ˈkloʊsən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become close.

Example Sentences

"Warner Bros. was unusual in not closening its ties with Wall Street during the early 1930s."
"As for George I, the failure of his effort to closen with the Czar through Norris's intermediation brought the king-elector, at least in Genzel's view, to think in terms of ‘ein grossen europäischen Abwehrfront’, which would have owed more than a little to Bernstorff's own ‘Project’."
"Since her mother had moved their relationship with each other had closened, as if they had become the side of the family that was flawed and her father and Dara were Mr and Miss Perfect."

Etymology

From close (adjective) + -en.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: close

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkloʊsən/
British English: /ˈkləʊsən/

Inflected Forms

closens (present, singular) closening (participle, present) closened (participle, past) closened (past)

Rhymes With

rowson

Questions

How do you pronounce closen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkloʊsən/.
What does closen mean?: To make or become close.
Where does closen come from?: From close (adjective) + -en.

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