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adv, prep, slang

adv, prep, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb

1
Approximately.
"It lasted close to an hour."
2
Nearly; almost. informal
"The project is close to finished."

Adverb

1
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct wordnet

Preposition

1
Near.
"The chair was close to the window."

Synonyms

about adjacent almost approximately around beside

Antonyms

coldness distance distant estranged

Example

"It rained for close to forty days and forty nights."

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