Come Close (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Her performance came close to the best in the competition.
- His new idea comes close to the original concept we had in mind.
- In the end, no other city came close to the economic growth of New York.
- The new painting comes close to matching the intricate details of the original.
- Last year's profits came close to the company's projected earnings.
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Meaning 2
Nearly do something; "She came close to quitting her job".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- He came close to winning the championship but ultimately fell short.
- The plane came close to crashing into the side of the mountain.
- They came close to solving the puzzle but couldn't figure out the last piece.
- She came close to passing out from exhaustion after running the marathon.
- I came close to spilling coffee all over my shirt this morning.