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schließen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adjourn verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
  • close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  • closure noun The permanent or temporary shutting of a place or operation.
  • conclude verb To bring something to an end; to finish.
  • contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
  • draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  • elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
  • infer verb To work out or conclude something based on evidence or reasoning, rather than being told directly.
  • latch noun A simple fastening for a door or gate, worked by a bar or lever.
  • shut verb To close something, such as a door, book, or business.

Senses

schließen is used for these senses in English:

  • adjourn (intransitive) To end or suspend an event.
  • close (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
  • close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
  • conclude (logic) to deduce, to infer (develop a causal relation)
  • contract (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
  • draw (figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.
  • elicit To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
  • infer (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]

adjourn — full definition

  1. verb To pause or end a meeting, trial, or event, often to resume it later.
  2. verb To move as a group to another place, especially informally.

close — full definition

  1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  2. verb To bring something to an end.
  3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
  4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
  5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

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