Tom, Mary'nin evinin John'unkine çok yakın olduğunu bilmiyordu.
- Tom didn't know that Mary's house was so close to John's.
Köpek ölüme yakındır.
- The dog is close to death.
It rained for close to forty days and forty nights.
The project is close to finished.
The chair was close to the window.
... we would increase GDP by close to 2 percent; ...
... THEN IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS ...