near

near  (nîr)

adv. near·er, near·est

1. To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time.

2. Just about; almost; nearly: was near exhausted from the labor; near dead after the assault.

3. With or in a close relationship.

adj. nearer, nearest

1. Close in time, space, position, or degree: near equals.

2. Closely related by kinship or association; intimate: a near relative; a near and dear friend. See Synonyms at close.

3.

a. Nearly occurring but not actually happening: a near victory; a near disaster.

b. Just barely avoided: a near hit by the incendiary bomb.

4.

a. Closely corresponding to or resembling an original: a near likeness.

b. Closely resembling the genuine article: a dress of near satin; near silver beads.

5.

a. Closer of two or more: Take the near street and then turn right.

b. Being on the left side of an animal or a vehicle.

c. Being the animal or vehicle on the left.

6. Short and direct: the nearest route to town.

7. Stingy; parsimonious.

prep.

Close to: an inn near London.

v. neared, near·ing, nears

v.tr.

To come close or closer to.

v.intr.

To draw near or nearer; approach.

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[Middle English ner, from Old English nar, from comparative of nah, close, near.]

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nearness n.

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near

prep

at or to a place or time not far away from

Adverb

1. at or to a place or time not far away

2. short for nearly: the pain damn near crippled him

Adjective

1. at or in a place or time not far away: in the near future

2. closely connected or intimate: a near relation

3. almost being the thing specified: a mood of near rebellion

Verb

to draw close (to): the participants are nearing agreement

Noun

the left side of a horse or vehicle [Old English nēar, comparative of nēah close]

nearness n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	near - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" approach, draw near, come near, come on, draw close, go up 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" come near, approach - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age" 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 edge in, edge up - push one's way into (a space) close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station" crowd, push - approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
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" nigh, close 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" nigh 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" cheeseparing, penny-pinching, skinny, close 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" dear, good 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" approximate 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" close, nigh
	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" almost, nearly, well-nigh, nigh, virtually, most, about

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near

adjective 1. close, bordering, neighbouring, nearby, beside, adjacent, adjoining, close by, at close quarters, just round the corner, contiguous, proximate, within sniffing distance (informal) a hop, skip and a jump away (informal) << OPPOSITE far

adjective 2. imminent, forthcoming, approaching, looming, impending, upcoming, on the cards (informal) nigh, in the offing, near-at-hand, next << OPPOSITE far-off

adjective 3. intimate, close, related, allied, familiar, connected, attached, akin << OPPOSITE distant

adjective 4. (Informal) mean, stingy, parsimonious, miserly, niggardly, ungenerous, tightfisted, close-fisted

Translations

near [nɪəʳ] adj [place, relation] → cercano; [time] → próximo

adv → cerca

prep (also: near to) (space) → cerca de, junto a: (time) → cerca de

vt → acercarse a, aproximarse a;

near here/there → cerca de aquí/de allí;

£25,000 or nearest offer → 25,000 libras o precio a discutir;

in the near future → en fecha próxima;

the building is nearing completion → el edificio está casi terminado

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near [nɪəʳ] adj → proche

adv → près

prep (also: near to) → près de

vt → approcher de;

near here/there → près d'ici/non loin de là;

£25,000 or nearest offer (Brit) → 25 000 livres à débattre;

in the near future → dans un proche avenir;

to come near vi → s'approcher

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near [nɪəʳ] adj → nahe

adv → nahe (= almost); fast, beinahe

prep (also: near to) (in space) → nahe an +dat: (in time) → um acc ... herum: (in situation, in intimacy) → nahe +dat

vt → sich nähern +dat;

(state, situation) → kurz vor +dat stehen;

Christmas is near → bald ist Weihnachten;

£25,000 or nearest offer (Brit) → £25.000 oder das nächstbeste Angebot;

in the near future → in naher Zukunft, bald;

in near darkness → fast im Dunkeln;

a near tragedy → beinahe eine Tragödie;

near here/there → hier/dort in der Nähe;

to be near (to) doing sth → nahe daran sein, etw zu tun;

the building is nearing completion → der Bau steht kurz vor dem Abschluss

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near [nɪəʳ] adj → vicino/a; [relation] → prossimo/a

adv → vicino

prep (also: near to) → vicino a, presso;

(in time) → verso

vt → avvicinarsi a;

to come near → avvicinarsi;

near here/there → qui/lì vicino;

£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

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near

adj near [niə]

1 not far away in place or time The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near. naby قَريب في المَكان أو الزَّمان наблизко blízko, blízký nær; tæt på nahe κοντινός cerca lähedal نزدیک lähellä proche קָרוֹב निकट skoro közeli dekat nálægur vicino 近い 가까운, 접근한 arti(mas), netoli(mas) tuvs, netāls dekat dichtbij nær, like ved, i nærheten niedaleki próximo aproape ближний blízky blizu blizu nära ใกล้ yakın 接近的 близький قريب gần 接近的

2 not far away in relationship He is a near relation. naby قَريب близък blízký nær nahe στενός (για συγγένεια) próximo lähedane شبیه läheinen proche קָרוֹב मिलता जुलता prisan közeli dekat náinn, nákominn prossimo 近親の 친밀한, 근친의 artimas tuvs dekat nauw verwant nær bliski próximo apropiat близкий blízky bližnji blizak nära ที่มีความสัมพันธ์ใกล้ชิด yakın 親密的，親近的 близький قريبي họ hàng gần 亲密的，亲近的

adv

1 to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned He lives quite near. naby على مَقْرُبَه، في مَكان قَريب наблизо blízko nær ved nahe κοντά cerca lähedal نزدیک lähellä près קָרוֹב, סָמוּך के पास blizu közel dekat nálægt vicino 近く 가까이, 이웃에 netoli, čia pat tuvu, netālu berdekatan dichtbij i nærheten, like ved blisko perto aproa­pe поблизости blízko blizu blizu nära ในระยะเวลาอันใกล้ yakın, yakında 靠近 близько, поблизу قريب ہي ميں gần 靠近

2 (with to) close to Don't sit too near to the window. naby قَريب مِن близко blízko tæt på nahe κοντά σε cerca lähedal نزدیک lähellä près de קָרוֹב लगभग preblizu közel dekat nálægt, nærri vicino 近く 옆에 arti tuvu, blakus rapat dichtbij nær blisko perto aproape de близко (к) blízko v bližini blizu nära ใกล้ ...-e yakın 鄰近 коло, біля کے قريب gần 邻近

prep

at a very small distance from (in place, time etc) She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived. naby قُرْب близо blízko, skoro nær ved; tæt på nahe κοντά σε cerca de lähedal, paiku تقریبا نزدیک lähistöllä, lähes près de קָרוֹב ל- निकट vrlo blizu közel(ében) dekat nærri, nálægt vicino ～の近くに ...에 가깝게 arti, prie, apie pie, tuvu; gandrīz dekat nabij nær, like ved, i nærheten av w pobliżu perto aproape у, около blízko blizu blizu nära, nästan ใกล้ ...-e (çok) yakın 近 коло, біля بالکل قريب gần 近

v

to come near (to) The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing. nader يَقْتَرِب من приближавам blížit se nærme sig sich nähren πλησιάζω acercarse a lähenema نزدیک شدن lähestyä (s')approcher לְהִתקָרֵב निकट पहुंचना približavati se, doći nadomak közeledik mendekati nálgast avvicinarsi 近づく ...에 가까이 가다; 가까워지다 artėti, artintis tuvoties hampir-hampir naderen nærme seg zbliżać się aproximar-se a (se) apropia приближаться blížiť sa približati (se) približiti se närma sig ใกล้เข้ามา yaklaşmak, yakınlaşmak 接近 наближатися до; підходити قريب ہونا đến gần 接近

adv nearly

not far from; almost nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished. byna تَقْريبا، حوالي почти téměř næsten fast σχεδόν casi peaaegu تقریبا melkein presque כִּמעָט, בְּקֵירוּב करीब करीब blizu,gotovo majdnem hampir næstum quasi ほとんど 가까이에, 거의 beveik gandrīz hampir-hampir bijna nesten, bortimot prawie quase aproape близко; почти skoro skoraj skoro nästan เกือบ hemen hemen, neredeyse 將近，幾乎 майже, приблизно تقريباً gần như 将近，几乎

n nearness

nabyheid قُرب، كَثَب близост blízkost nærhed die Nähe εγγύτητα cercanía, proximidad lähedus شباهت läheisyys proximité קִירבָה निकटता, समीपता blizina,bliskost közelség (térben, időben) jarak dekat nálægð vicinanza, prossimità 近さ 가까움, 친함 artumas tuvums keadaan yang dekat nabijheid nærhet bliskość proximidade apropiere близость blízkosť bližina blizina närhet การเข้าใกล้ yakınlık 近，親近 близькість قربت trạng thái ở gần 近，亲近

adv nearby [niəˈbai]

close to here or the place mentioned He lives nearby; a cottage with a stream running nearby. langsaan, naby على مَقْرُبَةٍ، قَريب، مُجاوِر наблизо blízko, vedle i nærheden in der Nähe εδώ, εκεί κοντά cerca läheduses نزدیکی lähistöllä près לְיַד, לְצַד निकट ही, आसपास ही obližnji,susjedni közelben tidak jauh nálægt vicino 近くに 바로 가까이의 netoli, šalia tuvu; tuvumā berdekatan dichtbij i nærheten, like ved nie opodal perto în apropiere поблизости vedľa, v susedstve blizu u blizini i närheten, strax intill ใกล้เคียง yakında, yakın, civarında, civarda 在附近 поблизу, неподалік پڑوس ميں ở vị trí gần 在附近

adj nearside

(of the side of a vehicle etc) furthest from the centre of the road. linkerkant إلى الجانِب الأيْسَر من مَمَرّات السَّيّارات периферен na levé straně (auta) siden ind mod fortovet am Rand στη μεριά που απέχει από το κέντρο του δρόμου de la derecha vasakpoolne دورترین فاصله از وسط vasemmanpuoleinen côté droit צְדָדִי पास का lijeva strana ceste járda felőli dekat tepi jalan nærhlið (hægri hlið í hægri umferð) (di sinistra) 道路側の 길가에 가까운 쪽의 kairys kreisais sebelah het dichtst bij de wegkant venstre side av bilen (w ruchu lewostronnym) prawa strona; (w ruchu prawostronnym) lewa strona do lado de cá pe par­tea dreaptă левый po pravej strane ob robu s desne strane närmast vägkanten เกือบถึงขอบ sol tarafındaki 左邊的 такий, що знаходиться поблизу тротуару کنارے bên trái 左边的

adj near-ˈsighted

short-sighted. bysiende قَصير النَّظَر късоглед krátkozraký nærsynet kurzsichtig μύωπας miope lühinägelik نزدیک بین likinäköinen myope קְצָר רְאִייָה निकटदर्शी kratkovidan rövidlátó rabun jauh nærsÿnn miope 近視の 근시안의 trumparegis tuvredzīgs rabun jauh bijziend nærsynt krótkowzroczny míope miop близорукий krátkozraký kratkoviden kratkovid närsynt ซึ่งสายตาสั้น miyop, yakıngören 近視眼的 короткозорий کوتاہ نگاہ cận thị 近视眼的

a near miss

something that is almost a hit, success etc. amperraakskoot, ampermisskoot قَريب من النَّجاح почти точно téměř přesný zásah, téměř úspěch (en) lige ved fast ein Erfolg παρ' ολίγον επιτυχία por poco que no se produce pisut märgist mööda فاصله دور täpärä tilanne quasi-collision כִּמעָט פְּגִיעָה निकट की चूक za dlaku pogodak majdnem talált hampir berhasil e-ð sem heppnast næstum því (qualcosa mancato per poco) 惜しいところ 거의 ...할 뻔한 것 netikslus pataikymas, vos išvengta nelaimės bīstama situācija; par mata tiesu no nelaimes hampir-hampir berjaya bijna raak nære på, på hengende håret bliskie trafienie, prawie sukces tangente cât pe ce să... непрямое попадание; частичная удача skoro úspech skorajšnji zadetek zamalo pogodak snudd på träff, halv framgång สถานการณ์หวุดหวิด kıl payı atlatma 幾乎擊中... ледь-ледь не попав تقريباً نشانے پر، کاميابي gần được 几乎击中...