come close

come close
verb
1. nearly do something (Freq. 3)
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She came close to quitting her job

• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s to INFINITIVE

2. be close or similar (Freq. 2)
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Her results approximate my own

• Syn: ↑approximate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑approximative (for: ↑approximate)
• Hypernyms: ↑resemble
• Hyponyms: ↑border on, ↑approach
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

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Something is ——ing PP

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phrasal
: to be or arrive near : approximate

this day has come close to perfection

his quotation came close to our bid

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almost achieve or do

he came close to calling the President a liar

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come close
1 : to almost do something

We didn't win, but we came close.

— often + to

The band came very close to breaking up.

We came close to winning the championship this season.

2 : to be similar to something or as good as expected

She said they taste just like real hot dogs, but they don't even come close (to the real thing).

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Main Entry: ↑close
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come close — see ↑close, 3
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Main Entry: ↑come

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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