What does this close mean?
This close means (informal, nonstandard) This close; extremely close..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal, nonstandard) This close; extremely close..
JUDY GARLAND was thisclose to signing an exclusive TV contract with NBC, but the deal fell through.
Sources indicate that Danzig is thisclose to signing a new label deal.
Bridget is the only one at school who knows that I came thisclose to letting Marcus Flutie devirginize me last New Year's Eve.
He knew he was thisclose to cuffing Bobbie Faye. Thisclose to keeping her from getting killed in the inevitable cross fire he sensed was coming; he felt it all the way to the cellular level of his bones.
If her father knew she was thisclose to a male like that?
Use this close when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
This close means (informal, nonstandard) This close; extremely close..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
JUDY GARLAND was thisclose to signing an exclusive TV contract with NBC, but the deal fell through.
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