cerrar

Spanish

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to close, to shut
(transitive) to shut down, to close down
(transitive) to turn off, to shut off to rotate a tap or valve so as to interrupt the outflow of liquid or gas
(transitive) to enclose
to lock, to lock up
to seal, to close e.g. a deal, a breach, a rift
to close up, to close off e.g. a wound
to close, to conclude, to end
(reflexive) to close itself e.g., a store, a door
(reflexive) to close off oneself

Etymology

Inherited from Latin serrāre, serāre (close, lock up), sera (bolt, cross-bar, crossbar, a bar, bar for fastening a door, bar).

Origin

Latin

sera

Gloss

bolt, cross-bar, crossbar, a bar, bar for fastening a door, bar

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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