OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 3867

near

/nɪə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
allegado • cercano • propincuo
Physically close.
I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.
Stay near at all times.
allegado • cercano • propincuo
Close in time.
The end is near.
We're getting near to Xmas.
casi • cuasi • cuasi-
Approximate, almost.
The two words are near synonyms.
Word forms
📚 adv • entry_id 3868

near

/nɪə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cerca
At or towards a position close in space or time.
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📚 prep • entry_id 3869

near

/nɪə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cerca de
Physically close to, in close proximity to.
There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.
Ts'ai Ch'ien 蔡乾 was born in 1908 in Changhua near Taichung, Taiwan (Formosa).
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📚 verb • entry_id 3870

near

/nɪə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acercar • aproximar
To come closer to; to approach.
The ship nears the land.
We started back in the same conditions, and for part of the journey ran through semi-darkness, but the sun appeared once again as we neared London.
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