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Meanings of come close in English

Portuguese
aproximar-se
Catalan
apropar-se

Be close or similar.

        aproximar-se
        Usage of come close in English
        1
        No US government official has come close to saying this in public.
        The Guardian
        2
        One problem remained that I had come close on but hadn't completed.
        Rock and Ice Magazine
        3
        And they come close to promoting violence in the name of God.
        Anthill: a novel
        4
        This year Brexit has come close to tipping me over the edge.
        The Guardian
        5
        Oklahoma's next drive saw the Sooners come close to emulating Army's approach.
        Reuters
        6
        The Reds have come close twice this year to wins in Canberra.
        News.com.au
        7
        The fishermen didn't think they'd even come close to a world record.
        Radio NZ
        8
        Not even Megan had come close to making him feel this way.
        Depraved
        9
        Some of Harvey's lyrical snapshots are startling; others come close to cliché.
        Radio NZ
        10
        They had never come close to this in all their years together.
        Dating game
        11
        Although the Eye's never come close to closing, it's not completely permanent.
        The Guardian
        12
        De Boer has previously come close to managing in the Premier League.
        The Guardian
        13
        Accept the advice that I give you and come close to me.'
        The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
        14
        No series has ever come close to managing four successive chart toppers.
        The Irish Times
        15
        Suspected Marxist rebels have come close to assassinating Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
        The Irish Times
        16
        I keep to the shadows and come close to the nearest building.
        Burning bright
        This collocation consists of:
        Translations for come close
        Portuguese
        aproximar-se
        Come close through the time
        Come close across language varieties
        Australia
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        Ireland
        Common
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