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| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | close down |
| he/she/it | closes down |
| present participle | closing down |
| past tense | closed down |
| past participle | closed down |
- 1[intransitive/transitive] same as close (sense 2a)
Their intention is to close down the factory.
Restaurants are closing down all over the country.
- 2[intransitive/transitive] same as close (sense 5)
Close down all programs that are running before you install the software.
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