come to a close
To draw toward a conclusionTo draw toward a conclusion; to end.
» Tom came close to doing that.
Том был близок к тому, чтобы это сделать. — marafon
Том був дуже близький до того, щоб це зробити. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To draw toward a conclusion; to end.
Big hair went out of style as the 1980s came to a close.
sich dem Ende neigen, sich dem Ende zuneigen
Examples
116 sentencesTom came close to doing that.
Том був дуже близький до того, щоб це зробити. — deniko
ruТом был близок к тому, чтобы это сделать. — marafon
He came close to losing an eye.
Він був дуже близький до того, щоб втратити око. — deniko
ruОн чуть было не потерял глаз. — sharptoothed
deEr hätte fast ein Auge verloren. — al_ex_an_der
We came so close to winning.
ruМы были в двух шагах от победы. — marafon
I came pretty close to dying.
I came close to getting killed.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
comes to a close, coming to a close, came to a close, come to a close| Base form | come to a close · to come to a close |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | comes to a close |
| Present participle | coming to a close |
| Past simple | came to a close |
| Past participle | come to a close |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.