Grammar fix
close the meeting
end a meeting
To officially finish a meeting, often by making a final statement or thanking everyone for coming.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- The manager closed the meeting after everyone had shared their ideas.work
- In my last group project, I was responsible for taking notes and helping to close the meeting by summarizing our decisions.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: close the meeting
WrongLet's close the meeting and go to home.
RightLet's close the meeting and go home.
It's 'go home' — no 'to'.
Patternclose the meeting
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Hereby formally bring this assembly to conclusion' is ceremonial; 'wrap up the meeting' is natural.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
close the meetingclosewrap upbring to a closeend
Don't confuse it
'End the meeting' is also correct, but 'close the meeting' sounds more formal and is often used by the person leading the meeting.