phrasal verb · neutral
bring to a close
UK/brɪŋ tə ə kləʊz/US/brɪŋ tə ə kloʊz/bring·to·a·CLOSE
speakingtask2
to end something, especially an event or a period of activity
Examples
“They decided to bring the meeting to a close after three hours of discussion.”
“The festival was brought to a close with a fireworks display.”
“The negotiations were brought to a close when both sides agreed.”
Band 8 sentence
“After two weeks of intensive talks, the committee brought the consultations to a close and published its recommendations.”
Collocations
- bring something to a close
- bring the ceremony to a close
Word family
close (v) verbclose (n) noun
Common mistakes
bring to close→bring to a close
bring closing→bring to a close
Say it for a higher band
5end→6conclude→7+bring to a close
Synonyms
end
conclude
Easily confused
conclude
“We can conclude that the policy had mixed results.”
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