be close
Frequency: 9.5150.0 per million words
To be at a short distance.
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- The school is close to our house.
- Our hotel was close to the city center, which made sightseeing easy.
- Are we close to our destination yet?
- We will be close enough to see the fireworks display from our balcony.
- Don't stand near the fire; you are too close.
- He moved his chair so that he was close to the screen.
- After months of training, she was finally close to achieving her goal.
- The two ships were dangerously close in the fog.
- If you are close to the library, could you return this book for me?
- The nearest gas station is quite close to the highway exit.