up close

adverb

At very close range.

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

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Meanings

adverbup close (comparative more up close, superlative most up close)

comparative more up close · superlative most up close

  1. At very close range.

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 近距離 /近距离, 近在咫尺
  • 近距離 /近距离 (jìn jùlí)at very close range
  • 近在咫尺 (jìnzàizhǐchǐ)at very close range
Finnish läheltä, lähietäisyydeltä
  • läheltäat very close range
  • lähietäisyydeltäat very close range
French de près
  • de prèsat very close range
Hungarian közelről, testközelből
  • közelrőlat very close range
  • testközelbőlat very close range
Polish z bliska
  • z bliskaat very close range
Ukrainian збли́зька
  • збли́зька (zblýzʹka)at very close range
Cite this entry
APA

up close. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20close

MLA

“up close.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20close. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up close,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20close.

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