Spanish Word of the Day
cerrar
/seh-RAR/ • verb — 17th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to close or shut (a door, window, program, business, etc.)
Examples
- Por favor, cierra la puerta cuando salgas.
(Please close the door when you leave.) - La tienda cierra a las ocho de la noche.
(The store closes at eight o'clock in the evening.) - Necesito cerrar la ventana porque hace frío.
(I need to close the window because it's cold.)
Synonyms
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Use cerrar for physically shutting things (doors, windows), for ending programs or documents (cerrar un archivo), and for business hours (la tienda cierra). Don't confuse cerrar with apagar (to turn off); you can cerrar una ventana pero apagar una luz.
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