Phrase guide

up close

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

adv

Meaning 1

At very close range.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Viewed from up close, the image becomes a blur of coloured dots.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 近距離 /近距离 (jìn jùlí) — at very close range
  • Chinese Mandarin: 近在咫尺 (jìnzàizhǐchǐ) — at very close range
  • Finnish: läheltä — at very close range
  • Finnish: lähietäisyydeltä — at very close range
  • French: de près — at very close range
  • Hungarian: közelről — at very close range
  • Hungarian: testközelből — at very close range
  • Polish: z bliska — at very close range
  • Ukrainian: збли́зька (zblýzʹka) — at very close range