close to

English

Adverb

close to (comparative closer to, superlative closest to)

1. (of quantifiers of nouns) Approximately

   It lasted close to an hour.

   It rained for close to forty days and forty nights.

2. (informal) Nearly; almost

   The project is close to finished.

Preposition

close to

1. Near.

   The chair was close to the window.

Translations

near

• French: proche de (fr), près de (fr)
• Scottish Gaelic: faisg air (gd), goirid do (gd)

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