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draw to a close

draw to a close is the alternative form 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

Forms of draw to a close

third-person singular presentdraws to a close
present participledrawing to a close
pastdrew to a close
past participledrawn to a close

Questions about draw to a close

What is draw to a close the alternative form of?
Draw to a close is the alternative form of come to a close.

Words near draw to a close in the dictionary

  1. draw the sponge across the slate
  2. draw the sponge over the slate
  3. draw the wet sponge across the slate
  4. draw the wet sponge over the slate
  5. draw through
  6. draw to a close
  7. draw to an end
  8. draw together
  9. draw up
  10. draw upon
  11. draw weight

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Adapted from Wiktionary: draw to a close (page history and authors); come to a close (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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