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come close (to someone or something)

1. Lit. to approach very near to someone or something. Come close to me and keep me warm. I didn't touch it, but I really came close that time.

2. Fig. to approximate someone or something in a specific quality. When it comes to kindness, you don't even come close to Jane. You don't come close to the former owners in caring for your property.

See also: close, come

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The thunder was loud and metallic, like the rattle of sheet iron, and the lightning broke in great zigzags across the heavens, making everything stand out and come close to us for a moment. My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context Up-stream boats didn't generly come close to us; they go out and follow the bars and hunt for easy water under the reefs; but nights like this they bull right up the channel against the whole river. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context She was convinced that John Hardy had concealed himself in the orchard beneath her window and she was determined to find him and tell him that she wanted him to come close to her, to hold her in his arms, to tell her of his thoughts and dreams and to listen while she told him her thoughts and dreams. Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context			come along come along for the ride Come and get it! come apart come apart at the seams come around come as no surprise come at come at a price come away come away empty-handed come away with come back Come back and see us Come back anytime come back from the dead come back to bite you come back to haunt one Come back when you can stay longer come before come between come by come by honestly come cap in hand come clean come close come down come down in the world come down on come down on the side of come down the pike come down to come down to earth come down to some place come down with come face to face with come for come forth come forward come from come from behind come from far and wide come from nowhere come full circle come hell or high water come home come home from some place come home to come home to roost come in come in a certain position			come back and see me Come back and see us Come back anytime come back down to earth come back down to earth come back down to earth come back from the dead Come Back Later come back to come back to bite you come back to earth come back to earth come back to earth come back to haunt one Come Back to Me Come back when you can stay longer come before come before come before come between come between come between come by come by come by come by honestly come cap in hand come clean come clean come clean come close come close in estimation come close to come closer Come da Oggetto Come Dine With Me come down come down come down come down by transmission come down in stair rods come down in stair rods come down in the world come down lineally come down on come down on come down on come down on like a ton of bricks come down on the side of come down the pike come down the pike come down the pike come down the pike come down to come down to come down to come down to earth come down to some place come down with come down with come down with

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