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Detailed Synonyms for close to in English

close to:

close to adv

  1. close to
  2. close to
  3. close to
    – (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct 1
    about; approximately; some; around; roughly; close to; or so; just about; more or less
    – (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct 1
    • about adv
      • he's about 30 years old1
      • I've had about all I can stand1
      • we meet about once a month1
    • approximately adv
      • lasted approximately an hour1
    • some adv
      • some forty people came1
    • around adv
      • weighs around a hundred pounds1
    • roughly adv
      • roughly $3,0001
    • close to adv
    • or so adv
      • 20 or so people were at the party1
    • just about adv
      • in just about a minute1
    • more or less adv
      • holds 3 gallons, more or less1

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Related Definitions for "close to":

  1. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct1

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