come close

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verb

1. nearly do something (Freq. 3)
- She came close to quitting her job
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
2. be close or similar (Freq. 2)
- Her results approximate my own
• Syn:
approximate
• Derivationally related forms:
approximative (for: approximate)
• Hypernyms:
resemble
• Hyponyms:
border on, approach
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Something is ----ing PP