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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 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

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
means	thus	order	#285: near	public	others	anything

[ Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /nɪə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /nI@(\r)/
• (US) IPA: /nɪɹ/, SAMPA: /nIr\/
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  Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

[ Etymology

Middle English from Old Norse nær

[ Adjective

near (comparative nearer, superlative nearest)

1. (of an animate or inanimate object) physically close.
2. (of an event) approaching

   The end is near.

[ Antonyms

• remote

[ Translations

physically close

Arabic: قريب (qarīb) Chinese: 近 (jìn) Czech: blízký cs(cs) m. Esperanto: proksima eo(eo) Finnish: läheinen fi(fi) French: près fr(fr), proche fr(fr) German: nahe de(de) Hungarian: közel hu(hu) Ido: proxim Italian: vicino it(it) Japanese: 近い (ちかい, chikai) Korean: 가깝다 (gakkapda)

Kurdish: Sorani: نزیک ku(ku) (nzeek) Old English: nēah ang(ang) Polish: bliski pl(pl) Portuguese: perto pt(pt), próximo pt(pt) Russian: близкий ru(ru) (blízkij) Scottish Gaelic: dlùth Spanish: cerca es(es) Swedish: nära sv(sv) Telugu: దగ్గర (daggara) Venetian: vissin Vietnamese: gần vi(vi)

[ Adverb

near (comparative nearer, superlative nearest)

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

   I'm near sighted.

2. (colloquial) nearly
   • 1666 Samuel Pepys Diary and Correspondence (1867)

     ...he hears for certain that the Queen-Mother is about and hath near finished a peace with France....

   • 1825 David Hume, Tobias George Smollett The History of England p. 263

     Sir John Friend had very near completed a regiment of horse.

   • 2003 Owen Parry Honor's Kingdom p. 365

     Thinking about those pounds and pence, I near forgot my wound.

   • 2004 Jimmy Buffett A Salty Piece of Land p. 315, p. 35

     "I damn near forgot." He pulled an envelope from his jacket.

   • 2006 Juliet Marillier The Dark Mirror p. 377

     The fire was almost dead, the chamber near dark.

[ Translations

Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.

Arabic: قريب (qarīb) Chinese: 近 (jìn) Dutch: nabij, bij, naverwant, dierbaar Finnish: lähellä fi(fi) French: près fr(fr) German: nah de(de) Hebrew: קרוב, ליד Ido: apud Italian: circa it(it)

Japanese: 近く (ちかく, chikaku), 近くに (ちかくに, chikaku ni) Korean: 가까이 (gakkai) Kurdish: نزیک Old English: nēah ang(ang) Polish: blisko pl(pl) Portuguese: perto pt(pt) Spanish: cerca es(es) Telugu: దగ్గరగా (daggaragaa) Vietnamese: gần vi(vi)

[ Preposition

near

1. close to, in close proximity to.

   We sat near the front.

2. imminent, close to in time.

   The voyage was near completion.

[ Antonyms

• far from

[ Translations

in close proximity to

Arabic: عند (‘inda) French: près de fr(fr) Kurdish: نزیک, ته‌نیشت, ته‌ک

Old English: nēah ang(ang) Spanish: cerca de Vietnamese: gần vi(vi)

[ Verb

Infinitive to near

Third person singular nears

Simple past neared

Past participle neared

Present participle nearing

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

1. To decrease thee distance to something.

[ Translations

decrease distance

Czech: blížit cs(cs) Dutch: naderen, dichterbijkomen Finnish: lähestyä fi(fi) French: approcher fr(fr) Icelandic: nálgast is(is)

Italian: avvicinare it(it) Kurdish: Sorani: نزیک بوونه‌وه ku(ku) (nzeek boonawa) Portuguese: aproximar pt(pt) Spanish: aproximar es(es), acercar es(es)