| VERB | social | come close | nearly do something |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | come close, approximate | be close or similar |
| Meaning | nearly do something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Meaning | Be close or similar. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | approximate | |
| Narrower | border on, approach | Come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character |
| Broader | resemble | Appear like |
| Spanish | aproximarse, aproximar | |
| Catalan | apropar-se, aproximar-se, aproximar | |
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