închide

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închide

[ɨnˈki.de]

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin inclūdere. Compare Aromanian ncljid, ncljidiri, French enclore, Italian chiudere. Doublet of the borrowing include.

verb a închide 3rd conjugation · închide · închis · închidă · a închide · închizând

to close
to lock
to turn off (electrical devices)
transitive to confine, to incarcerate
intransitive to heal over (of a wound)
reflexive to withdraw, to retreat
reflexive to darken

Opposite: deschide

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: deschide

In English

close move (a door)
incarcerate to lock away in prison
turn off switch off appliance or light
lock to become fastened in place
plug to stop with a plug
imprison put in prison
hang up terminate a phone call
shut down to turn off or stop

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@misc{i_nchide_2026,
  title = {închide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEnchide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}