close the door — shut a door
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To move a door so that it is no longer open.
Say it like a native
Textbook Kindly ensure the door is returned to its closed position.
Native Can you close the door?
'Ensure the door is returned to its closed position' is robotic; 'close the door' is normal.
Pattern: close the door (for/on/to someone/something)
In use
- Please close the door when you leave the room.daily life
- In my home, my parents always remind me to close the door to keep the house warm during winter.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Please close the door of the room.
✓ Please close the door.
Usually just 'close the door' — no 'of the room'.
Common collocations
close the door— the door, behind you, quietly, shut
Don't confuse it
'Open the door' is the opposite. 'Shut the door' is a synonym.