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came to a close

came to a close is the simple past of come to a close.

Meaning of come to a close

Verb

come to a close (third-person singular simple present comes to a close, present participle coming to a close, simple past came to a close, past participle come to a close)

  1. (idiomatic) To draw toward a conclusion; to end.
    • Big hair went out of style as the 1980s came to a close.
    Synonyms:
    come to an end

Questions about came to a close

What is came to a close the simple past of?
Came to a close is the simple past of come to a close.

Words near came to a close in the dictionary

  1. came the old soldier
  2. came thick and fast
  3. came through
  4. came to
  5. came to a boil
  6. came to a close
  7. came to a head
  8. came to a sticky end
  9. came to a stop
  10. came to an end
  11. came to anchor

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