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Defenition of the word close to

    • Defenition of the word close to

      • Said for a quantity (time, size, place, ...) that is given in a imprecise way but close to the real value.
      • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
      • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he''s about 30 years old"; "I''ve had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundre
      • (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

    Synonyms for the word close to

      • about
      • approximately
      • around
      • just about
      • more or less
      • or so
      • roughly
      • some

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