"close to" meaning in All languages combined

See close to on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: closer to [comparative], closest to [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|closer to|sup=closest to}} close to (comparative closer to, superlative closest to)
  1. (of quantifiers of nouns) Approximately Synonyms: approximately
    Sense id: en-close_to-en-adv-Cv39hmWD
  2. (informal) Nearly; almost Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-close_to-en-adv-RqHLX56D

Preposition [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} close to, {{en-prep}} close to
  1. Near. Translations (near): بِالْقُرْب مِن (bi-l-qurb min) (Arabic), بِجَانِب (bi-jānib) (Arabic), جنب (ganb) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), proche de (French), près de (French), nálægt (Icelandic), achomair (Irish), circiter (Latin), við (Old Norse), blisko (Polish), faisg air (Scottish Gaelic), goirid do (Scottish Gaelic), cerca de (Spanish), ở gần (Vietnamese), gần (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-close_to-en-prep-L4Ua35q6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English locatives, English prepositions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 20 78 Disambiguation of English locatives: 0 12 88 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 0 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 21 76

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for close to meaning in All languages combined (3.5kB)

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          "word": "cerca de"
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "near",
          "word": "ở gần"
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      "sense": "near",
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      "sense": "near",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "near",
      "word": "cerca de"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "near",
      "word": "ở gần"
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      "code": "vi",
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