Collocation
close an app
to stop an application from running and exit it on a phone, tablet, or computer
Definition
'close an app' is a common English collocation. to stop an application from running and exit it on a phone, tablet, or computer
close + an app
“Please close the app and open it again to fix the glitch.”
Examples
- Close the app before you restart your phone.
- I had to close the app because it froze on the loading screen.
- Can you close the app and try signing in again?
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- She closed the app to save battery on her tablet.
- If the video keeps buffering, close the app and reopen it.
- The teacher asked everyone to close the app during the exam.
- After you close the app, the download should continue in the background.
- He forgot to close the app, so it kept using his location all night.
- I closed the app by accident and lost my unsaved changes.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally