German

Alternative forms

• schliessen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Verb

schließen ‎(class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present schließt, past tense schloss, past participle geschlossen, past subjunctive schlösse, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to shut; to close; to shut down
2. (transitive or intransitive) to lock
3. (transitive or intransitive) to conclude; to end; to close
4. (transitive) to come to (an agreement); to enter into (a relationship); to reach (a settlement)
5. (transitive or intransitive) to gather; to conclude; to come to realize

Conjugation

Before the 1996 German Spelling Reform, the past tense form was schloß, but the correct spelling is now schloss.

Synonyms

• zumachen

Antonyms

• aufmachen
• öffnen

Derived terms

Related terms

• schließlich
• Schloss