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Close to has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Prep

Definitions
Adverb
1

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

"lasted approximately an hour"

"in just about a minute"

"he's about 30 years old"

"I've had about all I can stand"

"we meet about once a month"

"some forty people came"

"weighs around a hundred pounds"

"roughly $3,000"

"holds 3 gallons, more or less"

"20 or so people were at the party"

2

Approximately

Prep
1

Near.

Example Sentences
"lasted approximately an hour" adverb
"in just about a minute" adverb
"he's about 30 years old" adverb
"I've had about all I can stand" adverb
"we meet about once a month" adverb
"some forty people came" adverb
"weighs around a hundred pounds" adverb
"roughly $3,000" adverb
"holds 3 gallons, more or less" adverb
"20 or so people were at the party" adverb
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Rhyming Words
on to go to up to as to get to got to lay to bow to set to how to ten to lie to see to has to due to way to put to cut to had to out to
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