fechar — meaning in English

English meaning

• close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
• draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
• shut verb To close something, such as a door, book, or business.

Senses

fechar is used for these senses in English:

• close (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
• close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
• draw (figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.
• draw (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
• shut (transitive) To confine in an enclosed area; to enclose.

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.

draw — full definition

1. verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
2. verb To pull something toward oneself or in a particular direction.
3. verb To attract attention, interest, or a crowd.
4. verb To take money out of an account, or to receive a wage or benefit.
5. verb To end a game or contest with neither side winning.

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