come close

co·mec·lose

fairly common

verb

1.

nearly do something

“She came close to quitting her job”

Synonyms

come close

2.

be close or similar

“Her results approximate my own”

Synonyms

Related words

Broader terms

Narrower terms

border on

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Grammar

Verb: transitive or intransitive

verb
infinitive	come close
3rd person	come closes
past	come closed
present participle	come closing
past participle	come closed

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s something

Nearby words

come around come away come back come before come by come down come forth come forward come hell or high water come home

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