Grammar fix
close the meeting
end a meeting
To officially finish a meeting, often by making a final statement or thanking everyone for coming.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The manager closed the meeting after everyone had shared their ideas.
In my last group project, I was responsible for taking notes and helping to close the meeting by summarizing our decisions.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Let's close the meeting and go to home.
Say: Let's close the meeting and go home.
It's 'go home' — no 'to'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Hereby formally bring this assembly to conclusion' is ceremonial; 'wrap up the meeting' is natural.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
close the meeting
- close
- wrap up
- bring to a close
- end