BE CLOSE TO / NEAR THE MARK

Meaning of BE CLOSE TO / NEAR THE MARK in English

to be fairly accurate in a guess, statement, etc.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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NEAR — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, nere, from Old English nēar — more at near II obsolete : nearer II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARK — I. ˈmärk, ˈmȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mearc; akin to Old High German marha …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English closen, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEAR — — nearness , n. /near/ , adv., nearer, nearest , adj., nearer, nearest , prep., v. adv. 1. close; to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MARK — mark 1 /mahrk/ , n. 1. a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — — closable, closeable /kloh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. — closely /klohs"lee/ , adv. — closeness /klohs"nis/ , n. v. /klohz/ ; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEAR — I. ˈnir adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, partly from ner nearer, from Old English nēar, comparative of nēah nigh; partly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARK — I. ˈmärk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mearc boundary, march, sign; akin to Old High German marha boundary, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( closed ; clos·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEAR — adv closely; intimately. 2. near ·adj close-fisted; parsimonious. 3. near ·adv nearly; almost; well-nigh. 4. near ·adv closely connected or …
Webster English vocab
MARK — noun attention, regard, or respect. 2. mark ·noun badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. 3. mark ·noun …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
NEAR — [near] adv [ME ner, partly fr. ner nearer, fr. OE near, comparative of neah nigh; partly fr. ON naer nearer, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE — [close] vb closed ; clos.ing [ME, fr. OF clos-, stem of clore, fr. L claudere to shut, close; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEAR — near BrE AmE nɪə AmE nɪ ə r ▷ neared nɪəd AmE nɪ ə rd ▷ nearer ˈnɪər ə AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSE — I . / kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz/ verb , noun —see also close (II) ■ verb WINDOW / DOOR, etc. 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — / nɪə(r); NAmE nɪr/ adjective , adverb , preposition , verb ■ adjective ( near·er , near·est ) HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARK — / mɑːk; NAmE mɑːrk/ verb , noun ■ verb WRITE / DRAW 1. mark A (with B) | mark B …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — I. near 1 S1 W1 /nɪə $ nɪr/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . SHORT DISTANCE AWAY only a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MARK — I. Deutsch ‧ mark /ˈdɔɪtʃmɑːk $ -mɑːrk/ BrE AmE ( also mark ) noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MARK — n. & v. --n. 1 a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MARK — n. & v. n. 1 a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1. (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Oxford English vocab
MARK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a trace, sign, stain, scar, etc., on a surface, face, page, etc. 2 (esp. …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — ( nearer, nearest, nears, nearing, neared) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARK — ( marks, marking, marked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A mark …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NEAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES almost/nearly/near perfect ▪ His collection included an almost perfect skeleton of an armadillo. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MARK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony marks sth ▪ a ceremony marking the beginning of adulthood a distinct/marked/conspicuous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEAR — Synonyms and related words : about, about to be, abutting, accost, adjacent, adjoining, advance, advancing, all but, almost, along toward, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. close verb 1. to fill an opening with an appropriate closure be sure to close the gate Synonyms: ||put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEAR — I. verb Near is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ deadline Near is used with these nouns as …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NEAR — See ↑ NEAR 1,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ around/near there • ↑ be a near thing/close thing • ↑ be a …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — INDEX: 1. not far away 2. near where you live 3. easy to get to 4. the nearest house/shop/station etc …
Longman Activator English vocab
MARK — INDEX: 1. a mark on something that spoils its appearance 2. to make a mark 3. a mark on someone’s …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLOSE — See ↑ CAREFUL 5, ↑ COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL 4, ↑ END 1, ↑ LOVE 3, ↑ NEAR 1, ↑ RELATIONSHIP 2, ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — adj. 25B6; adverb her children all live near : CLOSE (BY), nearby, close/near at hand, in the neighbourhood, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — n. 25B6; adjective the town is close to Leeds : NEAR, adjacent; in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — v. 1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten I closed my eyes Please close the door …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NEAR — adjective 1 BAD : He decided to visit a friend who lived very near from where he was at that …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields ≈ близлежащие поля Syn : not distant б) более …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MARK — I сущ. 1) марка (денежная единица Германии) 2) марка (старинная английская монета) II 1. сущ. 1) знак; метка mark of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле (в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки …
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BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR — near.ogg 1. nıə a 1. близкий; тесно связанный near relation - ближайший родственник, член семьи ( о детях и родителях …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MARK — mark.ogg _I 1. mɑ:k n 1. 1> знак punctuation marks - знаки препинания exclamation mark - а) восклицательный знак; б) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSE — _I 1. kləʋs n 1. огороженное стеной место ( около дома или деревни ) breaking smb.'s close - нарушение границы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MARK — 1) знак; метка; отметка || размечать; отмечать 2) штрих ( шкалы ) 3) марка; клеймо; штамп; штемпель; маркировка || маркировать; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MARK — 1) знак; метка; отметка || размечать; отмечать 2) штрих (шкалы) 3) марка; клеймо; штамп; штемпель; маркировка || маркировать; клеймить; штемпелевать 4) вчт. метка, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NEAR — 1) ближний 2) близкий 3) близлежащий 4) вблизи 5) около 6) почти 7) сходный • infinitely near element — бесконечно близкий элемент infinitely near point — бесконечно близкая точка near …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MARK — 1) балловый 2) балльный 3) замаркировать 4) замета 5) заруб 6) зарубина 7) засечка 8) знак 9) значок 10) клеймить 11) марка 12) маркировать 13) метить 14) метка 15) мишень 16) наметка 17) наметочный 18) обозначение 19) отметина 20) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CLOSE — 1) закрывать(ся) 2) замыкать 3) прекращать (работу); заканчивать, завершать 4) закрытый 5) замкнутый; узкий 6) скрытый, тайный, секретный 7) близкий 8) похожий 9) плотный; компактный 10) почти • close to convex …
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