closer

adverb
/ˈkləʊ.sə/

Within a shorter distance.

Example

“Come closer, my dear.”

Synonyms

nearer

Example sentences

“It's closer to this than the other one.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The harder you try, the closer you get.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“We could hear footsteps getting closer to our tent.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “closer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.