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Meanings of come close in English

Portuguese
aproximar-se
Catalan
apropar-se

Be close or similar.

aproximar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "approximate"
Examples for "approximate"
1
Then I had to approximate the original conditions as nearly as possible.
Bring the Jubilee
2
Winners will not receive the difference between actual and approximate retail value.
Chicago sun times
3
In practice, it is often acceptable to have fast approximate group-by counts.
High performance mysql, 2nd edition
4
The visitors will mean an approximate 10 percent increase in Funafuti's population.
Radio NZ
5
So how do we approximate the normal experience without compromising on safety?
Wired
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
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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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