closet
verb/ˈklɒzɪt/
/ˈklɑːzɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they closet | /ˈklɒzɪt/ /ˈklɑːzɪt/ |
| he / she / it closets | /ˈklɒzɪts/ /ˈklɑːzɪts/ |
| past simple closeted | /ˈklɒzɪtɪd/ /ˈklɑːzɪtɪd/ |
| past participle closeted | /ˈklɒzɪtɪd/ /ˈklɑːzɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form closeting | /ˈklɒzɪtɪŋ/ /ˈklɑːzɪtɪŋ/ |
- closet somebody/yourself + adv./prep. to put somebody in a room away from other people, especially so that they can talk privately with somebody, or so that they can be alone
- He was closeted with the president for much of the day.
- She had closeted herself away in her room.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.Want to learn more?
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