What part of speech is closed?

Closed can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. closed is a verb, past participle of close (infinitive).
  • 2. closed is a verb, past simple of close (infinitive).
  • 3. closed is an adjective, not comparable.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • closed 
    Not comparable
    Not comparable
  • Positive: closed 
  • Comparative: Not comparable
  • Superlative: Not comparable

What does closed mean?

Definitions

Adjective

closed - not open or affording passage or access; "the many closed streets made travel difficult"; "our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"
closed - used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"
closed - (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints
closed - blocked against entry; "a closed porch"
closed - not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas"
closed - not open to the general public; "a closed meeting"
closed - with shutters closed
closed - requiring union membership; "a closed shop"
closed - not open; "the door slammed shut"

Verb

close - move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
close - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
close - become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
close - finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
close - cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
close - change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
close - engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
close - finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
close - complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
close - bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
close - come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
close - be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
close - cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"
close - come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"

Examples of closed

#   Sentence  
1. adj. The many closed streets made travel difficult.
2. adj. Our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains.
3. adj. He sat quietly with closed eyes.
4. adj. A closed porch.
5. adj. A closed mind unreceptive to new ideas.
6. adj. A closed meeting.
7. adj. A closed shop.
8. adj. put her back in the room, and keep the door closed for a week.
9. adj. They also have the best tea I ever had, not at all like the junk you get at the grocery stores, I stock up when ever there because they are closed in the winter.
10. adj. A closed fist can indicate stress.
11. adj. The door remained closed.
12. adj. The door remained closed before her.
13. adj. The door remains closed.
14. adj. He knocked at the closed door.
15. adj. He put a Closed sign on the front door of the store.
16. verb Petersen held discussions with both Kumaratunga and the reclusive LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi without success, and chief Tamil rebel negotiator Anton Balasingham and Norwegian envoy Erik Solheim held closed-door talks at the international airport late Saturday in an effort to keep the salvage effort on track, diplomatic sources said.
17. verb Also several days before the elections Pakistan closed the border crossing point at Chaman in Baluchistan which is a key entry point for the Taliban into Afghanistan.
18. verb Place your hands one on top of the other in your lap, keep your back straight, eyes closed and tongue on the roof of your mouth.
19. verb However the CBD is closed of to the public as a lot of it is still rubble and stuff and hasn't been cleared away yet.
20. verb Dr. Obina told me that his office closed at noon and that I should call him on Monday.
21. verb If I had time to drive to Tacoma before they closed during the work week, I would just so I could get those boots fixed properly again.
22. verb We were always having our water shut off, there were always people having parties at the pool, even after it was supposed to be closed.
23. verb Over two hours later (and ten minutes before they closed) my car was finally finished.
24. verb You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.
25. verb The airport was closed because of the fog.
26. verb Listen to me with your textbooks closed.
27. verb The patient was lying in the bed with his eyes closed.
28. verb School has closed for the Christmas holidays.
29. verb Keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open them.
30. verb The meeting closed at four p.m.
Sentence  
adj.
The many closed streets made travel difficult.
Our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains.
He sat quietly with closed eyes.
A closed porch.
A closed mind unreceptive to new ideas.
A closed meeting.
A closed shop.
put her back in the room, and keep the door closed for a week.
They also have the best tea I ever had, not at all like the junk you get at the grocery stores, I stock up when ever there because they are closed in the winter.
A closed fist can indicate stress.
The door remained closed.
The door remained closed before her.
The door remains closed.
He knocked at the closed door.
He put a Closed sign on the front door of the store.
verb
Petersen held discussions with both Kumaratunga and the reclusive LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi without success, and chief Tamil rebel negotiator Anton Balasingham and Norwegian envoy Erik Solheim held closed-door talks at the international airport late Saturday in an effort to keep the salvage effort on track, diplomatic sources said.
Also several days before the elections Pakistan closed the border crossing point at Chaman in Baluchistan which is a key entry point for the Taliban into Afghanistan.
Place your hands one on top of the other in your lap, keep your back straight, eyes closed and tongue on the roof of your mouth.
However the CBD is closed of to the public as a lot of it is still rubble and stuff and hasn't been cleared away yet.
Dr. Obina told me that his office closed at noon and that I should call him on Monday.
If I had time to drive to Tacoma before they closed during the work week, I would just so I could get those boots fixed properly again.
We were always having our water shut off, there were always people having parties at the pool, even after it was supposed to be closed.
Over two hours later (and ten minutes before they closed) my car was finally finished.
You should have locked, or at least closed, all the doors.
The airport was closed because of the fog.
Listen to me with your textbooks closed.
The patient was lying in the bed with his eyes closed.
School has closed for the Christmas holidays.
Keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open them.
The meeting closed at four p.m.

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