close to

yakın, yakınında

Birinden veya bir şeyden kısa bir mesafede bulunmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A short distance from someone or something.

• Sit close to me.
• Our house is close to the station.
• They stood close to the door while they waited.

Nasıl kullanılır: close to + person/place/thing (The hotel is close to the beach.)

Eş anlamlılar: near, by

Zıt anlamlılar: far from

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close to home, close to someone, close to the station

yaklaşık, aşağı yukarı

Belirli bir sayı veya miktara yakın, çoğu zaman ondan biraz az.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: About a particular number or amount, often a little less.

• It took close to an hour.
• Close to fifty people came to the meeting.
• The house sold for close to a million dollars.

Nasıl kullanılır: close to + number/amount (The repairs cost close to a thousand dollars.)

Eş anlamlılar: about, approximately, around

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close to fifty, close to midnight, close to an hour

neredeyse, az kalsın

Bir duruma ulaşmaya veya bir işi bitirmeye çok az kalmış olmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Almost reaching a particular state or completing an action.

• The work is close to finished.
• She was close to tears after the argument.
• We came close to winning the match.

Nasıl kullanılır: close to + -ing (We were close to giving up.); close to + state (The tank is close to empty.)

Eş anlamlılar: almost, nearly

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: close to finished, close to tears, close to winning