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close to

adverb closer to · closest to

of quantifiers of nouns Approximately. It lasted close to an hour.
Similar: -ish, about, all but, almost, approaching, around, by and large, circa, close, close to, essentially, for all practical purposes
informal Nearly; almost. The project is close to finished.

preposition

Near. The chair was close to the window.

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adv approximately

Español	cerca de, acercarse/apropincuarse a

adv nearly

Español	cerca de

prep near

Español	cerca de
Português	perto de, próximo de
Français	proche de, près de
Tiếng Việt	ở gần, gần
العربية	بِالْقُرْب مِن bi-l-qurb min, بِجَانِب bi-jānib

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@misc{close_to_2026,
  title = {close to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/close%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}