adjective

closer

Translation

nearer

Please move a little closer.

Please move a little nearer.

This is a closer match than expected.

He is the team's best closer.

He is the team's best relief pitcher.

closer ((to sb./sth.)) nearer to someone or something We moved closer to the stage.

a closer look ((at sth.)) a more detailed examination Let's take a closer look.

Synonyms: nearer; Antonyms: farther, further

From the adjective 'close' plus the comparative suffix '-er'.

The '-er' ending in English often means 'more'. So, 'closer' means 'more close'.