Close To

Definition: Close To

Close To

Adverb

1. (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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Close To

Contiguity

Hand to hand; close to; (near); with no interval.

Direction

Before the wind, near the wind, close to the wind, against the wind; windwards, in the wind's eye.

Nearness

Adverb: near, nigh; hard by, fast by; close to, close upon; hard upon; at the point of; next door to; within reach, within call,

Crosswords: Close To

No one will have sex with me. I'm so close to the end and all I want is to get laid for the last time (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

Keep it close to your heart (Sleepy Hollow; writing credit: Kevin Yagher)

Yes sir, we'll be riding pretty close to the fence line (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

I don't remember a time in my whole life when I haven't been close to complete personality disintegration (Real Life; writing credit: Albert Brooks; Monica Mcgowan Johnson)

Close to 80%! Nobody's ever cracked the 50% barrier (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

But you ain't close to my face, so you better stop (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW)

Don't come close to (Where My Girls At; performing artist: 702)

Lying close to you feeling your heart beating (I Don't Want To Miss A Thing; performing artist: AEROSMITH)

Have you ever been close to feelin like leavin the coast too (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez)

With you here close to me (Lost Without Your Love; performing artist: BREAD)

Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told (references; author: unknown)

Carpenters: Close to You (1970)

Close to Nature (1967)

Mike and Jake Live Close to Nature (1914)

'Columbia' Close to the Wind (1899)

Jim Davidson: Close to the Edge (2001)

Close To You (performing artist: Maxi Priest)

CLOSE TO CATHY� (performing artist: Mike Clifford� )

DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME� (performing artist: Police� )

Don't Stand So Close To Me (performing artist: The Police)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Close to the Wind (reference)

• Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Close to the Edge [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

• Yesterday & Close to You/Said the Willow Tree (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domestic mosquito species are those that breed close to human habitation. Flower containers in cemeteries may contain larvae of any of the three domestic species including Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex pipiens, and Aedes aegypti. Credit: CDC.

Domestic species are those that breed close to human habitation. Clogged roof gutters may contain larvae of any of the three domestic species including Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex pipiens, and Aedes aegypti. Credit: CDC.

Walrus - Odobenus rosmarus divergens - swimming close to shore. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Diagram of possible sound wave paths in water Wave-path O-C-E came close to describing refractive path of sound in SOFAR layer Sound path model developed in 1930's for radio acoustic ranging work Didn't yet understand the channeling effect of the velocity minimum Furthest RAR use was out to 206 miles offshore in 1925. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

V-fin served as underwater kite to bring sensor close to bottom Housed bottom penetration sonar Deployed off of EXPLORER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Western coast of Kauai close to Barking Sands. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Andy Allen measuring distance from mark on tide staff to location on pier top. Longview is close to the end of tidal influence in the Columbia River, being 66 miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Hydrofoils linking Favignana and Trapani pass very close to the western side of the nets. Noise from the hydrofoils scare the tuna away. Credit: Fisheries.

Image #2 of sequence. SST anomalies in January were close to the highest observ ed during the most recent El Nino. There is little or no evidence of the equato rial cold tongue or of enhanced chlorophyll along the equator. Credit: Fisheries.

The tide gate at the mouth of Army Creek on the Delaware side of the river. The tide gate drains flood and rain water out of the creek to prevent flooding. The five circular mechanisms on the gate open and close to control water flow. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He did not omit being sometimes directly before Miss Smith, or speaking to those who were close to her.

Sit close to the table

He was obliged to sit close to it, and brood over it, before he could extract the least sensation of warmth from such a handful of fuel

But popular? Only in the sense that a serious accident on the motorway might be popular -- everyone slows down to have a good look, but no one will get too close to the flames

The frigate (r)Algesiras was moored close to the (r)Orion , and the poor convict had plunged between the two ships

Stephen, scarlet with shame, opened a book quickly with one weak hand and bent down upon it, his face close to the page

Tom moved close to put his hand on her shoulder

My little nurse stood on a low stool close to the table, to take care of me, and direct what I should do.

All your life you live so close to the truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye, and when something nudges it into outline it is like being ambushed by a grotesque

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Maintain your weight at a level close to normal. (references)

But the balance nerve is very close to the hearing and facial nerves. (references)

Moreover, the average age of identification remains close to 3 years. (references)

Business

The average age of private cars in Norway is close to ten years. (references)

Annually, it assists 130 companies in close to 100 industry projects. (references)

Close to 90 percent of these plants are located in Tijuana and Tecate. (references)

Children

Dominican Republic

In the majority of the cases, the accused is a person close to the child: A father, grandfather, uncle, brother, cousin, or close family friend. (references)

Ethiopia

There is evidence that children as young as age 14 were permitted to join local militia units in an effort to keep them close to home and prevent them from attempting to join the regular army. (references)

Civil Liberties

Central African Republic

Echo de CentrAfrique, a private daily newspaper, is close to the ruling party. (references)

Economic History

Uk

Penetration rates are high at close to fifty percent. (references)

Ukraine

A treaty on avoiding double taxation is close to completion. (references)

Saudi Arabia

Transactions occur using rates very close to the official rate. (references)

Human Rights

Zimbabwe

He also was forced to strip naked and sit very close to a fire. (references)

Jamaica

In August the Commissioner of Corrections declared the number held was close to 100, a decrease from a high of 300 such prisoners. (references)

Senegal

On March 2, rebels attacked a passenger bus close to the village of Belaye, near the border with the Gambia, robbed passengers, and killed seven of them. (references)

Minorities

Greece

The Municipality of Pyrgos, Peloponnese, issued health cards to the Roma living permanently in the area and established a preschool center close to the Roma camp near the Alfeios River. (references)

Switzerland

Cantons were expected to take part in monitoring activities and share the costs of the project, which was scheduled to begin by early spring 2002. However, sources close to the Federal Police Department claimed that all xenophobic web sites already were shut down. (references)

Greece

The projects included training courses for civil servants, policemen, and teachers to "increase sensitivity to the problems of the Roma," the development of teaching materials for Romani children, and the establishment of six youth centers in areas close to Romani communities. (references)

Political Economy

EL SALVADOR

Close to 80 percent of all Salvadoran imports consist of capital and intermediate products. (references)

DENMARK

Denmark welcomes foreign investment, and is home to close to 300 subsidiaries of U.S. companies. (references)

INDIA

India's highest rate of growth since 1991 was 1994-1997 when the economy grew at close to seven percent annually. (references)

Political Rights

Togo

Foreign diplomats observed voting at close to 200 polling stations, mainly in and around Lome, but also in Yoto prefecture. (references)

Mexico

An estimated 12 percent of the party leadership, including its president, 13 percent of its representatives, and close to 17 percent of its senators are female. (references)

Trade

Pakistan

The Bank has lent close to $750 million this year to support the GOP's micro-finance and medium and small-enterprises program. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Walk close to the curb. (references)

Ghana

Located on Ring Road East close to the U.S. Embassy Chancery. (references)

Turkey

The Turkish people feel close to their traditions and culture. (references)

Women

Mali

Despite its initial 4-year mandate, the plan was not close to completion, and it was not extended officially by year's end. (references)

Worker Rights

Peru

It is estimated that close to half of all workers participate in the informal sector of the economy. (references)

Korea

The minimum wage for workers in the FEZ is approximately $80 per month; in foreign-owned and joint venture enterprises outside the FEZ the minimum wage is reportedly close to $110 per month. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "close to": be close to ♦ be close to tears ♦ be dangerously close to smth. ♦ close to it ♦ close to the city ♦ close to the ground ♦ close to the wind ♦ come close to ♦ play cards close to one's chest ♦ play close to one's chest ♦ sail close to the wind ♦ stick close to smb. ♦ walk close to. Additional references.

Albanian

afër (about, at, at hand, beside, by, close, hard by, near, near to, nearby, next to, nigh). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مشى علي مقرية, ‏قرب (approach, beside, bring closer, closeness, near, nearness, next to, prefer, proximity, towards, vicinity), ‏على مقربة (about, near, nigh, proximate). (various references)

Basque

itxi (shut to). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съвсем наблизо (close by, hard by). (various references)

Chinese 

臨近 (approaching), 鄰 (adjacent, neighbor), 近乎 (intimate), 瀕臨 (on the verge of), 接近 (near), 偪 (compel), 將近 (almost, nearly), 切 (to cut, to slice). (various references)

Czech

tìsnì u. (various references)

Danish

tre 8-timers-skift(shifts eller tours,der udtales ligesom towers)pr.doegn er den normale arbejdstid paa et borested paa land naer civilisationen;paa fjernereliggende steder med aptering og paa borerigge til havs arbejdes der i 12-timers-skift,men til ge (three 8-hour shifts or tours(pronounced towers)per day are normally worked on a land rig close to civilisation;on more remote locations with living quarters and on offshore rigs 12-hour tours are worked, with provision for regular time off), En gennemsnitsvaerdi er saa meget des mere betydende,som de individuelle vaerdier,den sigter mod at karakterisere,ligger taet op ad den. (Any average value is more significant if the individual values it represents are close to it.), brandslanger og taagestraaleroer boer forefindes ved hvert brandhanepunkt enten o kurve,der sidder paa brandhanestigroeret,eller i brandskabe taet ved brandhanepunktet (fire hose and fog nozzles should be located at each hydrant point either in trays attached to the hydrant riser or in cabinets close to the hydrant point). (various references)

Dutch

nabý (about, at, beside, by, close, near, near to, nearby, next to), in de buurt van (about, near), dichtbý (about, at, beside, by, close, near, near to, nearby, next to). (various references)

Esperanto

proksime de (near), proksime al (near). (various references)

Finnish

lähelle (near), jonkin luona (by, close by, near), jonkin liepeillä (on the outskirts of). (various references)

French

auprès de. (various references)

German

nahe bei (near to, nearby), nahe an (near, near to), nah (approaching, close, closely, impending, near, nearby), heran (over to, up to), dicht an. (various references)

Greek 

κοντά σε, πολύ κοντά. (various references)

Hebrew 

לי�" (at, beside, by, near, next to, on), לפ� ות (appeal, apply, bear, free oneself, heed, pay attention, toward, towards, turn, wheel), קרוב ל- (about, approximately), בסמוך (near). (various references)

Hungarian

közeli (adjacent, approaching, close, near, nearby, neighboring, nigh, propinquous, thick), közel (around, by, by near, near, near by, nearly, next door to, nigh, toward, towards, up). (various references)

Indonesian

menghampiri (approach, come close to), membarengi (accompany, be close to), berapit (be close to, be hemmed in, be wedged in, jammed), berakraban (be chummy with, be close to). (various references)

Italian

conforme alla natura (close to nature, nature-orientated, near-natural, subnatural), vicino alla natura (close to nature, nature-orientated, near-natural, subnatural), una valvola a non ritorno dovrebbe essere installata sulla condotta di trattamento dell'acido,il più vicino possibile alla testa pozzo (a check valve should be installed in the treating line as close to the wellhead as practicable), Un valore medio e tanto piu significativo quanto piu i valori individuali che caratterizza sono vicini al valore medio stesso. (Any average value is more significant if the individual values it represents are close to it.), tre turni di lavoro di 8 ore al giorno sono comunemente osservati in un impianto a terra,vicino ad abitati;in localit� più remote con campi di alloggiamento,e sugli impianti a mare,sono osservati turni de 12 pre e voe,e cirato il tempo libero del person (three 8-hour shifts or tours(pronounced towers)per day are normally worked on a land rig close to civilisation;on more remote locations with living quarters and on offshore rigs 12-hour tours are worked, with provision for regular time off), in sintonia con la natura (close to nature, nature-orientated, near-natural, subnatural). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

直と . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ひたと. (various references)

Manx

er gerrey (da) (near), er gerrey (approaching, imminent, near). (various references)

Pig Latin

oseclay otay.(various references)

Portuguese

nas proximidades. (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

acercam-se (get close to each other). (various references)

Russian 

близко к, близкий к (on the point of, on the verge of). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

u blizini (about, around, by, close by), pored (along, alongside, alongside of, bedside, beside, besides, by, near, next to, notwithstanding, past, spite: in spite of), nadohvat (random: at random, reach: within reach), blizu (by, close, hard, near, near to, nearby, nearly, vicinity: in the vicinity). (various references)

Spanish

cerca de (about, against, approximately, around, at, beside, by, near, near to, nearby, next to, nigh), junto a (about, alongside, beside, next). (various references)

Swedish

tätt intill (close up to), nära (at hand, cherish, close, closely, entertain, impolite, intimate, near, nearly, nigh, off, proximate, up-close). (various references)

Tahitian

piri. (various references)

Turkish

yakın (adjacent, akin, akin to, approximate, at hand, by, close, close-rage, connate, connected, connection, connexion, contiguous, convenient, familiar, handy, hard, hard by, immediate, imminent, inseparable, intimate, near, near at hand, nigh, not far, pending, proximate, relative, thick, within reach, within walking distance). (various references)

Turkmen 

duю. (various references)

assub, iuxta, sub. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: coolest, ocelots.

-1 letter: cloots, closet, locoes, ocelot.

-2 letters: celts, cloot, close, clots, coles, colts, cools, coots, coset, cotes, escot, locos, loose, loots, lotos, oleos, scoot, socle, sotol, stole, stool, telos, toles, tools.

-3 letters: cels, celt, clot, cole, cols, colt, cool, coos, coot, cost, cote, cots, lest, lets, loco, loos, loot, lose, lost, lots, oleo, oles, oots.

+1 letter: closeout.

+2 letters: bootlaces, closeouts, coleworts, colocates, ecologist, locomotes.

+3 letters: blastocoel, cetologies, cetologist, chocolates, closestool, coelomates, collectors, collocates, collotypes, colotomies, convolutes, coprolites, cotyledons, covetously, cyclostome, cytologies, decontrols, doctorless, ecologists, elocutions, locutories, monostelic, orthoclase, osteoclast, outscolded, photocells, politicoes, schoolmate, schooltime, solonetzic, tocologies, touchholes.

+4 letters: acoelomates, apologetics, blastocoele, blastocoels, blowtorches, bootlickers, cetologists, cholesterol, closestools, cobblestone, coleoptiles, collections, colostomies, colportages, colporteurs, comfortless, completions, compositely, conglobates, consolidate, controllers, correlators, cosmetology, cosmopolite, coulometers, courteously, cyclostomes, enterocoels, eschatology, footlockers, geopolitics, interschool, lobectomies, locomotives, motorcycles, necrologist, neologistic, obsolescent, orthoclases, osteoclasts, percolators, postcollege, protostelic, relocations, scatologies, schoolmates, schooltimes, stockholder, terricolous, tocopherols, watercolors.