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was closed down vs was close down

The correct phrase is 'was closed down.' It is the past tense of the verb 'to close down,' meaning to cease operations or shut permanently. 'Was close down' is incorrect.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"was closed down"

This phrase is the past tense of 'to close down,' indicating that something ceased operations or shut permanently in the past.

Examples:

  • The factory was closed down last year.
  • The restaurant was closed down due to health violations.
  • The company was closed down after the bankruptcy.
  • The school was closed down for renovations.
  • The store was closed down for the holidays.
  • Apr 23, 2024 ... Anyone know why the VAB was closed down this morning? General. What was up with that? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes ...
  • Jul 14, 2016 ... How do I reopen email account that was closed down ty. How do I reopen account. This thread is locked. You can vote as helpful, but you cannot ...
  • Jul 13, 2019 ... The shop was closed down.---> it was closed down permanently. Am I correct? Upvote 2. Downvote Reply reply
  • Feb 20, 2016 ... The shop was closed down probably means somebody other than the owners closed it--maybe the health department, or the landlord because they didn ...
  • My Airbnb account was closed down! Dscubasteve00 June 24, 2024, 7:00pm 1. My Airbnb listing was removed and blocked me from any activities because it says ...
  • So say MX 171 was closed down for good "NOT A MOTOCROSS TRACK" can Jimmy and his friends ride there dirt bikes on the trails on his property that where...
  • Dec 23, 2010 ... The AI site conspicuously lacked that "tone and topic" from day one, so it had nowhere to go and was closed down. Lessons for Area 51. The ...
  • Aug 31, 2023 ... Volition studio was closed down. :) Get Woke, Go Broke in action, Developers should pay attention and earn from this, if they want MONEY ...
  • Oct 29, 2024 ... Does anyone know why the marine lab was closed down in Port Erin and why they knocked it down?
  • Apr 13, 2013 ... For Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity on the 3DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "My Elite Boutique was closed down 3 times.

This phrase is incorrect in English.

"was close down"

  • Jun 1, 2024 ... McDonald's in Jamaica before it was close down. [Only In Jamaica]. r/Jamaica ...
  • 442 likes, 43 comments - artchemusic on June 2, 2023: "'Bleed' is out now!!… I made this song a couple years ago when everything was close down, so I wanted ...
  • May 9, 2024 ... ... was close down. You WOULD'VE SEEN MY REACTION when I saw the closed sign because that's one of my favorite places I ever go to and also ...
  • Aug 19, 2023 ... But one thing Reagan didn't do was “close down” the state's mental health hospitals located in all of the 58 counties. He didn't close a ...
  • Oct 9, 2006 ... Several years ago, the good people of Hermann banned open alcoholic beverages on the street so what that did was close down all the beer and ...
  • Apr 27, 2011 ... He also said the lake was close down. Checking the chart it has over 40,000 CFS of water fowing into the lake right now and we are suposed ...
  • Nov 17, 2014 ... I was told I was close... down to three. I went for the audition and was desperate for the job. So desperate it was written all over my face ...
  • Apr 13, 2018 ... I used various basic math formulas from there, and all was well. To get Google to refresh the cells, all I had to do was close down or refresh ...
  • Apr 16, 2018 ... The first thing I did was close down slack, chrome, onedrive, amazon drive, whatsapp, skype - everything I could find. This made zero ...
  • Mar 14, 2015 ... ... was close down the error message. Sometimes clicking on the IE icon in the task bar and selecting "Close all windows" will close these down ...

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