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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩/, /ɡəˈʃlɔsən/
Participle
geschlossen
- past participle of schließen
Adjective
geschlossen (strong nominative masculine singular geschlossener, comparative geschlossener, superlative am geschlossensten)
- shut; closed; locked
- Synonym: zu
- Antonyms: offen, geöffnet, auf
- (of a party, society) private, non-public
- Synonym: privat
- (of a community, group, team) cohesive; solidary
Usage notes
- With doors, German does not necessarily distinguish between “shut” and “locked”, though the latter is often specified by the word abgeschlossen.
Declension
Positive forms of geschlossen
Comparative forms of geschlossen
Superlative forms of geschlossen
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