close to

Meaning

1. Editorial45% of films

   almost or very nearly in a state, event, or result, including nearly reaching or matching a standard

2. Oxford35% of films

   in a position very near to sth

   Lucy: Stay close to me.

3. Editorial20% of films

   in a close relationship with someone, or connected to them as an insider

In the movies · 178

• We were very, very close to each other.The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years2016
• Joanna is very close to both of you.Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967
• We was close to the northern border of Texas.Red River1948
• Close to godliness.Ratatouille2007
• Close to childbirth.The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019
• Close to. Close to, not quite.The Gift2015
• Stay close to me.Avatar: The Way of Water2022
• Lucy: Stay close to me.The King Tide2024

From the same entry

• close the book on
• close its doors
• close your mind to
• close ranks
• close the door on
• shut your ears to
• shut your eyes to
• with your eyes shut
• close down
• close in
• close in
• close off

More idioms

• say no
• get rid of
• right away
• in time
• ever since
• take it easy
• make sense
• at the end of the day
• here you go
• at first
• you have no idea
• just a minute