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come close

/kʌm kləʊs/

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B1informalcommon/kʌm kləʊs/

To approach someone or something in distance, or to nearly achieve or reach a particular state, condition, or goal.

ruПриблизиться к кому-либо или чему-либо на расстояние, или почти достичь определённого состояния, условия или цели.esAcercarse a alguien o algo en distancia, o casi alcanzar un determinado estado, condición u objetivo.frS'approcher physiquement de quelqu'un ou de quelque chose, ou presque atteindre un certain état, une condition ou un objectif.deSich jemandem oder etwas räumlich nähern oder fast einen bestimmten Zustand, eine Bedingung oder ein Ziel erreichen.ptAproximar-se de alguém ou algo em distância, ou quase alcançar um determinado estado, condição ou objetivo.zh指在空间上靠近某人或某物;也指在程度、状态或目标上几乎达到或接近某种情况。arالاقتراب من شخص أو شيء مسافةً، أو الوصول إلى حالة أو شرط أو هدفٍ ما على وشك التحقق.

  1. Approach physically A2 informal

    To move near to someone or something.

    • Come close so I can see your face.
    • The cat came close to the fire to warm itself.
    • Don't come close to the edge of the cliff.

    ruПриблизитьсяesacercarsefrs'approcher physiquementdeNäher kommenptAproximar-sezh靠近arالاقتراب

  2. Almost achieve or reach B1 informal

    To nearly achieve a goal, standard, or result.

    • She came close to winning the race.
    • The project came close to being completed on time.
    • He came close to breaking the world record.

    ruПочти достичьescasi lograr o alcanzarfrs'approcher dedeFast erreichenptQuase alcançarzh接近达到arكاد يحقق

  3. Almost experience something B1 informal

    To nearly experience a particular state or event.

    • They came close to missing the flight.
    • I came close to crying during the movie.
    • The team came close to losing the match.

    ruПочти испытать что-тоescasi experimentarfrfaillirdeEtwas fast erlebenptQuase experimentar algozh几乎经历某事arيكاد يجرب شيئًا