English verb: come close | |||
1. | come close (social) nearly do something | ||
Samples | She came close to quitting her job. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
2. | come close (stative) be close or similar | ||
Samples | Her results approximate my own. | ||
Synonyms | approximate | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | resemble | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | approach, border on | ||