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(nɪər)adv.andadj. near•er, near•est,
prep., v. adv.
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closeIf something is near, near to, or close to a place or thing, it is a short distance from it. When close has this meaning, it is pronounced /kləʊs/.
When near and close have this meaning, don't use them immediately in front of a noun. Instead use nearby.
However, the superlative form nearest can be used immediately in front of a noun.
You can use near immediately in front of a noun to say that something is almost a particular thing.
You can also use near immediately in front of an adjective and a noun to say that something almost has a particular quality.
You can use near, near to, or close to immediately in front of a noun to say that someone or something is almost in a particular state.
You can refer to someone you know well as a 'close friend'.
Don't refer to someone as a 'near friend'.
You can refer to someone who is directly related to you as a 'close relative'.
You can also refer to someone as a 'near relative', but this is less common.
Be Careful!
Don't confuse the adjective 'close' with the verb close /kləʊz/. If you close something, you move it so that it fills a hole or gap.
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Past participle: neared
Gerund: nearing
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Verb | 1. | near - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" drive up - approach while driving; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house" bear down on, bear down upon - sail towards another vessel, of a ship close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" |
Adj. | 1. | near - not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" far - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" |
2. | near - being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side" left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream" | |
3. | near - closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin" artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" | |
4. | near - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" | |
5. | near - with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" | |
6. | near - very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" | |
Adv. | 1. | near - near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" |
2. | near - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" |
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close far, removed, remote, distant, out-of-the-way, far-off, far-removed, far-flung, faraway, outlying
imminent remote, distant, far-off, faraway
intimate remote, distant
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adverbadjectivenear
[nɪəʳ]he lives quite near → vive bastante cerca
don't come any nearer! → ¡no te acerques más!
so near and yet so far the shore was so near and yet so far → la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposible
victory was so near and yet so far → la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible
the agreement brings peace a little nearer → este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz
winter is drawing near → el invierno se acerca
the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing → a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan
to be near at hand [object] → estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] → estar a la vuelta de la esquina
the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when → la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando ...
you as near as dammit killed me > → no me mataste, pero por un pelo
that's near enough (numbers) → no merece la pena precisar más; (amount) → con eso vale
you won't get any nearer than that to what you want → no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas
the nearest I ever got to winning → lo más cerca que estuve de ganar
it's nowhere near enough → con eso no basta ni mucho menos
"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" → -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo
as near as I can recall → que yo recuerde
I live near Liverpool → vivo cerca de Liverpool
is there a bank near here? → ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?
I sat near the fire → me senté cerca de la chimenea
the schools near where I live → los colegios de mi barrio
the person nearest the door → la persona que está más cerca de la puerta
he won't let anyone near his toys → no deja que nadie se acerque a sus juguetes
we don't live anywhere near Lincoln → vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln
if you come near me I'll kill you → como te me acerques, te mato
nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming → en natación nadie le llega ni a la suela del zapato
the passage is near the end of the book → el trozo viene hacia el final del libro
don't go near the edge → no te acerques al borde
we were nowhere near the station → estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación
my house is near enough to walk → mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando
where's the nearest service station? → ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?
these glasses make things look nearer → con estas gafas todo parece estar más cerca
he had a near miss (Aer) → por poco se estrelló (Aut) → por poco chocó
it was a near miss (target) → por poco dio en el blanco
£250 or nearest offer → 250 libras o precio a discutir
calculate to the nearest decimal place → para el cálculo sólo utilicen el primer decimal
he calculated the price to the nearest pound → redondeó el precio a la libra entera
in the near future → en un futuro cercano
the time is near when → falta poco cuando ...
that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him (iro) → eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él
a near thing she won, but it was a near thing → ganó, pero por los pelos
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[ˈnɪər]It's fairly near → C'est assez près d'ici.
My office is quite near → Mon bureau est tout près.
It's near enough to walk → On peut facilement y aller à pied., C'est assez près pour y aller à pied.
the nearest → le plus proche
Where's the nearest service station? → Où est la station-service la plus proche?
The nearest shops were three kilometres away → Les magasins les plus proches étaient à trois kilomètres.
Christmas is quite near now → Noël est tout proche.
in the near future → dans un proche avenir
in near darkness → dans la quasi-obscurité
We were sitting in near darkness → Nous étions assis, dans la quasi-obscurité.
a near tragedy
Very often tragedies or near tragedies occurred → Très souvent, des tragédies se produisaient, ou manquaient de se produire.
to come near → s'approcher
Don't come any nearer! → Ne vous approchez pas!
Don't go any nearer! → Ne vous approchez pas!
to draw near [day, time] → approcher
The wedding day drew near → Le jour du mariage approchait.
near and far → d'ici et d'ailleurs
to come from near and far → venir des quatre coins du pays
People came from near and far → Les gens venaient des quatre coins du pays.
a near perfect landing → un atterrissage quasi parfait
a near disastrous exercise
BUT un exercice qui a bien failli tourner au désastre.
near enough an hour (= just about) → pas loin d'une heure
I've been working at it for near enough an hour → Je travaille dessus depuis pas loin d'une heure.
I live near Liverpool → J'habite près de Liverpool.
I stood very near them → Je me tenais très près d'eux.
He pulled her nearer him → Il l'attira vers lui.
near my house → près de chez moi
near here → près d'ici
Is there a bank near here? → Est-ce qu'il y a une banque près d'ici?
near there → non loin de là
near to → près de
It's very near to the school → C'est tout près de l'école.
to not come near sb
Don't come near me! → Ne t'approche pas de moi!
He hasn't come near us since I asked him for a petrol contribution → On ne l'a plus revu depuis que je lui ai demandé de participer aux frais d'essence.
to not go near sth
He won't go near a hospital → Il refuse de mettre les pieds dans un hôpital.
He will absolutely not go near a hospital → Il refuse absolument de mettre les pieds dans un hôpital.
near the beginning of [+ match, show, book] → en début de
It happened near the beginning of the game → C'est arrivé en début de match.
near the end of [+ match, show, book] → en fin de
nearer the time of sth → lorsque l'heure de qch approchera
to near completion
The work is near completion → Le travail est près d'être achevé.
to be near collapse → être au bord de l'effondrement
The country was near economic collapse → Le pays était au bord de l'effondrement économique.
to be near the truth → être proche de la vérité
Her views were fairly near the truth → Ses vues étaient assez proches de la vérité.
They were nearing the end of their training → Ils approchaient de la fin de leur formation.
confusion, nearing hysteria → une confusion frisant l'hystérie
to be nearing completion → être près d'être achevé(e)
The building is nearing completion → Le bâtiment est près d'être achevé.
to be nearing [person] [+ age] → approcher de
He might be nearing fifty → Il devait approcher de la cinquantaine.
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(+er)? to be near at hand → zur Hand sein; (shops) → in der Nähe sein; (help) → ganz nahe sein; (event) → unmittelbar bevorstehen ? draw
? near enough (that’s) near enough → so gehts ungefähr, das haut so ungefähr hin (inf); … no, but near enough → … nein, aber es ist nicht weit davon entfernt; there were near enough 60 people at the party → es waren knapp 60 Leute auf der Party
? as near as makes no difference they’re the same length or as near as makes no difference → sie sind so gut wie gleich lang; it’s as near stopped as makes no difference → es hat so gut wie aufgehört
(also ADV: near to)
→ sich nähern (+dat); he was nearing his end → sein Leben neigte sich dem Ende zu; to be nearing something (fig) → auf etw (acc) → zugehen; she was nearing fifty → sie ging auf die Fünfzig zu; to near completion → kurz vor dem Abschluss stehen
(time, event) → näher rücken; the time is nearing when … → die Zeit rückt näher, da …
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[nɪəʳ]I like to know that you are near → mi piace sapere che tu sei (qui) vicino or accanto
near at hand → a portata di mano (event) → imminente, alle porte
to come or draw near (person, event) → avvicinarsi
come nearer → vieni più vicino, avvicinati
to bring sth nearer (to) → portare qc più vicino (a)
he came near to being drowned → per poco non è annegato
near to tears → sul punto di piangere
that's near enough → va bene così
there were 100 people there, near enough → c'erano pressappoco 100 persone
nowhere near full → ben lontano/a dall'essere pieno/a
near here/there → qui/lì vicino
he was standing near the door → era in piedi vicino alla porta
it was somewhere near midnight → era circa mezzanotte
it's somewhere near here → dev'essere da queste parti
the passage is near the end of the book → il brano è verso la fine del libro
his views are very near my own → è di vedute molto simili alle mie
nobody comes anywhere near her at cooking → nessuno può competere con lei in cucina
in the near distance → a breve distanza
the nearest way → la via or strada più breve
£25,000 or nearest offer (Brit) → 25.000 sterline trattabili
in the near future → in un prossimo futuro
the building is nearing completion → il palazzo è quasi terminato or ultimato