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- pronunciation:
- nir
- parts of speech:
- preposition, adjective, adverb, verb
| part of speech: |
preposition |
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When something is near something else, it is close to it. When you live near the ocean, it doesn't take much time to get there.
I'm glad my best friend's house is near mine.Alex lives near the school, so he doesn't have to take the bus.
- synonyms:
- about, around
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
nearer, nearest |
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A near thing is something that is close. It is not far away in distance or time. If you don't have any near neighbors, it means you live far away from other people. If a grocery store is very near to your house, you don't have to walk far to get there. If your birthday is near, it is coming soon.
Their house is on the near side of the lake.Compared with Neptune, Mars is a near planet.I don't know exactly when my grandparents are coming, but my mom says they're coming in the near future.- synonyms:
- close, nearby
- antonyms:
- distant, extreme, far, remote
- similar words:
- approximate, immediate, next
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When someone's car has a near accident, it means that it looked like the car was going to have an accident, but the accident did not happen. It came very close to happening but it didn't. A near accident is a scary thing but not as bad as a real accident.
The fire at the farm caused a near disaster. Fortunately, the firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading into the areas where the animals were. |
| related words: |
like, same, warm |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
nearer, nearest |
| definition: |
If something comes near, it comes close to something or someone. When something comes near, it is only a short distance away.
When the queen's carriage came near, the people waved and cheered at her.When we saw a strange animal in our yard, our dad said we should not go near.- synonyms:
- about, around, close, nearby
- antonyms:
- far
- similar words:
- next door
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
nears, nearing, neared |
| definition: |
When a train nears a station, it means that the train is moving and coming closer to the station. Pretty soon it will arrive there.
When our train neared the station, we got ready to get off.The car slowed down as it neared the intersection.- synonyms:
- approach, come
- similar words:
- close, draw near
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| related words: |
draw |
| derivation: |
nearness (n.) |
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