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View definitions for close to

close to

adverb as in just about

adverb as in round

preposition as in by

Strongest match

Strong match

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Example Sentences

Great Britain missing out on a first Billie Jean King Cup final for 43 years "stings", but Katie Boulter believes the team are close to ending their wait for glory.

From BBC

Mr Høiby's residence at Skaugum, close to where the crown prince and his wife live, has also been searched by police.

From BBC

Republicans flipped a seat in Pennsylvania and the remaining contests — in Alaska and Ohio — remain too close to call.

The presence of IL-38 in these aggregates is enhanced close to the skin's surface exposed to atmospheric oxygen.

They came dangerously close to breaking at times.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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