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come close
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | come close - nearly do something; "She came close to quitting her job"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | 2. |  come close - be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"approximateresemble - appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"border on, approach - come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz" |
Translationscome close
come close1. To physically move towards someone or something. Come close, kids, so you can see better.2. To nearly or almost do something. We came close to hitting that car, but luckily, it swerved out of our way at the last second.3. To be similar to someone or something else, often in a particular way. Oh, your replacement doesn't even come close to you—she's totally disorganized, and bossy too. Megan's a genius, so no other student at school comes close to her.See also: close, comecome close (to someone or something) 1. Lit. to approach very near to someone or something. Come close to me and keep me warm. I didn't touch it, but I really came close that time. 2. Fig. to approximate someone or something in a specific quality. When it comes to kindness, you don't even come close to Jane. You don't come close to the former owners in caring for your property.See also: close, comecome ˈclose (to something/to doing something) almost reach or do something: He’d come close to death. ♢ We didn’t win but we came close.See also: close, comecome close
Synonyms for come closeverb nearly do somethingRelated Wordsverb be close or similarSynonymsRelated Words- resemble
- border on
- approach
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