Grammar fix
close the window
shut a window
to move a window so that it is no longer open, usually to keep out cold air, noise, or for safety.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Could you please close the window? It's getting chilly in here.
If the room feels cold, I usually close the window to keep the warmth inside.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Close the window, the noise comes in.
Say: Close the window — the noise is coming in.
Use the present continuous for what's happening right now: 'is coming in'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Reposition the window to its fully closed state' is robotic; 'close the window' is normal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
close the window
- the window
- shut
- open
- leave