close to

Adverb

of quantifiers of nouns informal

(of quantifiers of nouns) Approximately / (informal) Nearly; almost

Japanese Meaning

おおよそ、約 / ほぼ、ほとんど

Close to 100 people attended the meeting.

約100人が会議に出席した。

Sense（1）

(of quantifiers of nouns) Approximately

It lasted close to an hour.

Sense（2）

(informal) Nearly; almost

The project is close to finished.

closer to

（ comparative ）

closest to

（ superlative ）