"near the mark" meaning in All languages combined

See near the mark on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} near the mark, {{en-PP}} near the mark
  1. (figuratively) Accurate. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: on the mark
    Sense id: en-near_the_mark-en-prep_phrase-blgrvjPr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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    {
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        {
          "word": "off the mark"
        },
        {
          "word": "wide of the mark"
        }
      ],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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        "Accurate."
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        "(figuratively) Accurate."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "on the mark"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "near the mark"
}

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        }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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        "Accurate."
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        "(figuratively) Accurate."
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