Near

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Preposition 1.5.1 Antonyms 1.5.2 Translations 1.6 Verb 1.6.1 Translations

English

Etymology

Old English nēar ‘nearer’, the comparative form of nēah (English nigh).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪə/
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Adjective

near (comparative: nearer, superlative: nearest)

1. close

Antonyms

• remote

Translations

Esperanto: proksima Finnish: läheinen French: près, proche Ido: proxim Italian: vicino

Japanese: 近い (ちかい) Old English: nēah Polish: blisko Scots Gaelic: dlùth Spanish: cercano m, cercana f Telugu: దగ్గర (daggara) Vietnamese: gần

Adverb

near

1. Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.

Translations

Arabic: قريب Dutch: nabij, bij, naverwant, dierbaar Finnish: lähellä French: près German: nah Ido: apud

Italian: circa Japanese: 近く, 近くに Korean: 가까이 Old English: nēah Portuguese perto Spanish: cerca Telugu: దగ్గరగా (daggaragaa) Vietnamese: gần

Preposition

near

1. close to, in close proximity to

Antonyms

• far from

Translations

French: près de Old English: nēah

Spanish: acerca de Vietnamese: gần

Verb

to near (third-person singular simple present nears, present participle nearing, simple past neared, past participle neared)

1. To decrease the distance to something.

Translations

Dutch: naderen, dichterbijkomen Finnish: lähestyä French: approcher

Italian: avvicinare Portuguese: aproximar

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