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closer to

closer to is the comparative form of close to.

Meaning of close to

Adverb

close to (comparative closer to, superlative closest to)

  1. Approximately.
    • It lasted close to an hour.
  2. (informal) Nearly; almost.
    • The project is close to finished.

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Questions about closer to

What is closer to the comparative form of?
Closer to is the comparative form of close to.

Words near closer to in the dictionary

  1. closening
  2. closens
  3. closeout
  4. closeouts
  5. closer
  6. closer to
  7. closer to one's vest
  8. closer to someone's heart
  9. closer to the bone
  10. closer to the vest
  11. closer-knit

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Adapted from Wiktionary: closer to (page history and authors); close to (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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