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here [hɪər]1. adverba. ici━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► French speakers very often use là instead of the more correct ici.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• Mr Moore is not here just now M. Moore n'est pas là en ce moment• are you there? -- yes I'm here vous êtes là ? -- oui je suis là• I'm here to help! à votre service !b.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When here is used to make an announcement or an introduction, it is usually translated voilà; voici is slightly more formal.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• here we are at last! nous voilà enfin arrivés !• here you are! (giving sth) voilà !• here goes! (inf) allons-y !• here we go again! c'est reparti ! (inf)► preposition + here• in here please par ici, s'il vous plaît• here, there and everywhere un peu partout► neither here nor there• I must warn you here and now that... il faut que je vous prévienne tout de suite que...► here's to...• here's to you! à la tienne ! à la vôtre !• here's to your success! à votre succès !2. exclamation• here, I didn't promise that at all! dites donc, je n'ai jamais promis cela !• here, you try to open it! (inf) tiens, essaie de l'ouvrir !* * *Note: When here is used to indicate the location of an object/point etc close to the speaker, it is generally translated by ici: come and sit here = viens t'asseoir iciWhen the location is not so clearly defined, là is the usual translation: he's not here at the moment = il n'est pas là pour l'instantRemember that voici is used to translate here is and here are when the speaker is drawing attention to an object/a place/a person etc physically close to him or herFor examples and particular usages, see entry below[hɪə(r)] 1.1) icifar from/near here — loin/près d'ici
up to here —
here lies — ( on tombstone) ci-gît
here they are/she comes! — les/la voici!
here is my key/are my keys — voici ma clé/mes clés
here you are — ( offering something) tiens, tenez
my colleague here — mon/ma collègue
2) (indicating presence, arrival)‘John?’ - ‘here sir’ — ( telling whereabouts) ‘John?’ - ‘ici Monsieur’; ( during roll call) ‘John?’ - ‘présent Monsieur’
3) (colloq) ( emphatic)this here contraption — ce truc (colloq)
2.look ou see here, you! — écoute-moi bien toi!
(colloq) exclamation hé!••here's to our success/to you! — à notre succès/la tienne!
here there and everywhere — partout, par-ci par-là
it's neither here nor there — ( unimportant) c'est sans importance; ( irrelevant) ça n'a aucun rapport
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2 near
1. adverb1) (at a short distance) nah[e]stand/live [quite] near — [ganz] in der Nähe stehen/wohnen
come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken
near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe
be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen
so near and yet so far — so nah und doch so fern
2) (closely)2. preposition1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)go near the water's edge — nahe ans Ufer gehen
keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe
near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...
move it nearer her — rücke es näher zu ihr
don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer
when we got nearer Oxford — als wir in die Nähe von Oxford kamen
wait till we're nearer home — warte, bis wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind
the man near/nearest you — der Mann, der bei dir/der dir am nächsten steht
nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — im Schwimmen kommt bei weitem keiner an ihn heran
we're no nearer solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems nicht nähergekommen
3) (in time)near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)
4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]be in a state of near-collapse — kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen
3. adjectivea near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder
£30 or near/nearest offer — 30 Pfund oder nächstbestes Angebot
this is the nearest equivalent — dies entspricht dem am ehesten
that's the nearest you'll get to an answer — eine weitergehende Antwort wirst du nicht bekommen
near escape — Entkommen mit knapper Not
round it up to the nearest penny — runde es auf den nächsthöheren Pfennigbetrag
be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen
that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!
4)the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite
5) (direct)4. transitive verbsich nähern (+ Dat.)* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nahe2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nahe2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nahe3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nahe4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) sich nähren- academic.ru/49300/nearly">nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *[nɪəʳ, AM nɪr]I. adj1. (close in space) nahe, in der Nähewhere's the \nearest phone box? wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?in the \near distance [ganz] in der Nähe2. (close in time) nahein the \near future in der nahen Zukunft3. (most similar)▪ \nearest am nächstenwalking in these boots is the \nearest thing to floating on air in diesen Stiefeln läuft man fast wie auf Wattethis was the \nearest equivalent to cottage cheese I could find von allem, was ich auftreiben konnte, ist das hier Hüttenkäse am ähnlichstenhe rounded up the sum to the \nearest dollar er rundete die Summe auf den nächsten Dollar aufhe was in a state of \near despair er war der Verzweiflung nahethat's a \near certainty/impossibility das ist so gut wie sicher/unmöglicha \near catastrophe/collision eine Beinahekatastrophe/ein Beinahezusammenstoß mhe's a \near neighbour er gehört zu der unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft\near relative enge[r] [o nahe[r]] Verwandte[r]7.▶ a \near thing:that was a \near thing! it could have been a disaster das war aber knapp! es hätte ein Unglück geben könnenshe won in the end but it was a \near thing am Ende hat sie doch noch gewonnen, aber es war knappII. adv1. (close in space) nahedo you live somewhere \near? wohnst du hier irgendwo in der Nähe?I wish we lived \nearer ich wünschte, wir würden näher beieinanderwohnenI was standing just \near enough to hear what he was saying ich stand gerade nah genug, um zu hören, was er sagte2. (close in time) nahethe time is drawing \nearer die Zeit rückt näher3. (almost) beinahe, fasta \near perfect performance eine fast perfekte VorstellungI \near fell out or the chair ich wäre beinahe vom Stuhl gefallenas \near as:as \near as he could recall, the burglar had been tall soweit er sich erinnern konnte, war der Einbrecher groß gewesenI'm as \near certain as can be ich bin mir so gut wie sicherthere were about 60 people at the party, as \near as I could judge ich schätze, es waren so um die 60 Leute auf der Party\near enough ( fam) fast, beinaheshe's been here 10 years, \near enough sie ist seit 10 Jahren hier, so ungefähr jedenfallsthey're the same age or \near enough sie haben so ungefähr dasselbe Alternowhere [or not anywhere] \near bei Weitem nichthis income is nowhere \near enough to live on sein Einkommen reicht bei Weitem nicht zum Leben [aus]he's not anywhere \near as [or so] tall as his sister er ist längst nicht so groß wie seine Schwester4.it will cost £200, or as \near as dammit so Pi mal Daumen gerechnet wird es etwa 200 Pfund kostenIII. prep1. (in proximity to)he stood \near her er stand nahe [o dicht] bei ihrdo you live \near here? wohnen Sie hier in der Nähe?we live quite \near [to] a school wir wohnen in unmittelbarer Nähe einer Schulethe house was nowhere \near the port das Haus lag nicht mal in der Nähe des Hafensdon't come too \near me, you might catch my cold komm mir nicht zu nahe, du könntest dich mit meiner Erkältung ansteckenwhich bus stop is \nearest [to] your house? welche Bushaltestelle ist von deinem Haus aus die nächste?go and sit \nearer [to] the fire komm, setz dich näher ans Feuerthere's a car park \near the factory bei [o in der Nähe] der Fabrik gibt es einen ParkplatzI shan't be home till some time \near midnight ich werde erst so um Mitternacht zurück seinit's nowhere \near time for us to leave yet es ist noch längst nicht Zeit für uns zu gehenI'm nowhere \near finishing the book ich habe das Buch noch längst nicht ausgelesendetails will be given \near the date die Einzelheiten werden kurz vor dem Termin bekanntgegebenhis birthday is very \near Easter er hat kurz vor Ostern GeburtstagI'll think about it \nearer [to] the time wenn die Zeit reif ist, dann werde ich drüber nachdenken\near the end of the war gegen Kriegsende3. (close to a state) nahewe came \near to being killed wir wären beinahe getötet wordenthey came \near to blows over the election results sie hätten sich fast geprügelt wegen der Wahlergebnisse\near to starvation/dehydration nahe dem Verhungern/Verdursten\near to tears den Tränen nahe4. (similar in quantity or quality)he's \nearer 70 than 60 er ist eher 70 als 60this colour is \nearest [to] the original diese Farbe kommt dem Original am nächstennobody else comes \near him in cooking was das Kochen angeht, da kommt keiner an ihn ran5. (about ready to)I am \near to losing my temper ich verliere gleich die Geduldhe came \near to punching him er hätte ihn beinahe geschlagen6. (like)he felt something \near envy er empfand so etwas wie Neidwhat he said was nothing \near the truth was er sagte, entsprach nicht im Entferntesten der Wahrheit7. (almost amount of) annähernd, fastit weighed \near to a pound es wog etwas weniger als ein Pfundtemperatures \near 30 degrees Temperaturen von etwas unter 30 Gradprofits fell from £8 million to \nearer £6 million die Gewinne sind von 8 Millionen auf gerade mal 6 Millionen zurückgegangenIV. vtwe \neared the top of the mountain wir kamen dem Gipfel des Berges immer näherto \near completion kurz vor der Vollendung stehenlunchtime is \nearing es ist bald Mittagszeitas Christmas \neared, little Susan became more and more excited als Weihnachten nahte, wurde die kleine Susan immer aufgeregter* * *[nɪə(r)] (+er)1. ADVERB1) = close in space or time nahedon't sit/stand so near — setzen Sie sich/stehen Sie nicht so nahe (daran)
you live nearer/nearest — du wohnst näher/am nächsten
to move/come nearer — näher kommen
that was the nearest I ever got to seeing him — da hätte ich ihn fast gesehen
that's the nearest I ever got to being fired — da hätte nicht viel gefehlt und ich wäre rausgeworfen worden
the nearer it gets to the election, the more they look like losing — je näher die Wahl kommt or rückt, desto mehr sieht es danach aus, dass sie verlieren werden __diams; to be near at hand zur Hand sein; (shops) in der Nähe sein; (help) ganz nahe sein; (event) unmittelbar bevorstehen
2) = closely, accurately genauas near as I can tell —
(that's) near enough — so gehts ungefähr, das haut so ungefähr hin (inf)
... no, but near enough —... nein, aber es ist nicht weit davon entfernt
4)it's nowhere near enough — das ist bei Weitem nicht genugwe're not any nearer (to) solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems kein bisschen näher gekommen
we're nowhere or not anywhere near finishing the book —
you are nowhere or not anywhere near the truth — das ist weit gefehlt, du bist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt
he is nowhere or not anywhere near as clever as you — er ist lange or bei Weitem nicht so klug wie du
2. PREPOSITION(also ADV: near to)1) = close to position nahe an (+dat), nahe (+dat); (with motion) nahe an (+acc); (= in the vicinity of) in der Nähe von or +gen; (with motion) in die Nähe von or +genmove the chair near/nearer (to) the table — rücken Sie den Stuhl an den/näher an den Tisch
to get near/nearer (to) sb/sth — nahe/näher an jdn/etw herankommen
to stand near/nearer (to) the table — nahe/näher am Tisch stehen
he won't go near anything illegal —
near here/there — hier/dort in der Nähe
near (to) where I had seen him — nahe der Stelle, wo ich ihn gesehen hatte
to be nearest to sth — einer Sache (dat) am nächsten sein
take the chair nearest (to) you/the table — nehmen Sie den Stuhl direkt neben Ihnen/dem Tisch
that's nearer it —
the adaptation is very near (to) the original — die Bearbeitung hält sich eng ans Original
to be near (to) sb's heart or sb — jdm am Herzen liegen
to be near (to) the knuckle or bone (joke) — gewagt sein; (remark) hart an der Grenze sein
2) = close in time with time stipulated gegennear (to) the appointed time — um die ausgemachte Zeit herum
come back nearer (to) 3 o'clock —
to be nearer/nearest (to) sth — einer Sache (dat) zeitlich näher liegen/am nächsten liegen
near (to) the end of my stay/the play/the book — gegen Ende meines Aufenthalts/des Stücks/des Buchs
as it drew near/nearer (to) his departure — als seine Abreise heranrückte/näher heranrückte
3)= on the point of
to be near (to) doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tunto be near (to) tears/despair etc — den Tränen/der Verzweiflung etc nahe sein
she was near (to) laughing out loud — sie hätte beinahe laut gelacht
the project is near/nearer (to) completion —
he came near to ruining his chances — er hätte sich seine Chancen beinahe verdorben, es hätte nicht viel gefehlt, und er hätte sich seine Chancen verdorben
we were near to being drowned — wir waren dem Ertrinken nahe, wir wären beinahe ertrunken
4) = similar to ähnlich (+dat)German is nearer (to) Dutch than English is — Deutsch ist dem Holländischen ähnlicher als Englisch
it's the same thing or near it —
nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming (inf) — im Schwimmen kann es niemand mit ihm aufnehmen (inf)
3. ADJECTIVE1) = close in space or time naheto be near (person, object) — in der Nähe sein; (danger, end, help) nahe sein; (event, departure, festival) bevorstehen
to be very near — ganz in der Nähe sein; (in time) nahe or unmittelbar bevorstehen; (danger etc) ganz nahe sein
to be nearer/nearest — näher/am nächsten sein; (event etc) zeitlich näher/am nächsten liegen
it looks very near —
his answer was nearer than mine/nearest — seine Antwort traf eher zu als meine/traf die Sachlage am ehesten
when death is so near — wenn man dem Tod nahe ist
these events are still very near —
the hour is near (when...) (old) her hour was near (old) — die Stunde ist nahe(, da...) (old) ihre Stunde war nahe (old)
a near disaster/accident — beinahe or fast ein Unglück nt/ein Unfall m
his nearest rival — sein schärfster Rivale, seine schärfste Rivalin
to be in a state of near collapse/hysteria — am Rande eines Zusammenbruchs/der Hysterie sein
£50 or nearest offer (Comm) — Verhandlungsbasis £ 50
we'll sell it for £50, or nearest offer — wir verkaufen es für £ 50 oder das nächstbeste Angebot
this is the nearest translation you'll get — besser kann man es kaum übersetzen, diese Übersetzung trifft es noch am ehesten
that's the nearest thing you'll get to a compliment/an answer — ein besseres Kompliment/eine bessere Antwort kannst du kaum erwarten
4. TRANSITIVE VERBsich nähern (+dat)to be nearing sth (fig) — auf etw (acc) zugehen
5. INTRANSITIVE VERB(time, event) näher rückenthe time is nearing when... — die Zeit rückt näher, da...
* * *near [nıə(r)]A adv1. nahe, (ganz) in der Nähe, dicht dabei2. nahe (bevorstehend) (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc)3. nahe (heran), näher:4. nahezu, beinahe, fast:£1,000 is not anywhere near enough 1000 Pfund sind bei Weitem nicht genug oder sind auch nicht annähernd genug;not anywhere near as bad as nicht annähernd so schlecht wie, bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie5. obs sparsam:6. fig eng (verwandt, befreundet etc)1. nahe (gelegen), in der Nähe:the nearest place der nächstgelegene Ort2. kurz, nahe:the nearest way der kürzeste Weg3. nahe (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc):4. nahe (verwandt):the nearest relations die nächsten Verwandten5. eng (befreundet oder vertraut):a near friend ein guter oder enger Freund;my nearest and dearest friend mein bester Freund;my nearest and dearest meine Lieben6. knapp:we had a near escape wir sind mit knapper Not entkommen;a) knapp danebengehen (Schuss etc),b) fig knapp scheitern;7. genau, wörtlich, wortgetreu (Übersetzung etc)8. umg knaus(e)rigC präpnear sb in jemandes Nähe;a house near the station ein Haus in Bahnhofsnähe;get near the end of one’s career sich dem Ende seiner Laufbahn nähern;near completion der Vollendung nahe, nahezu fertiggestellt;a) nicht weit von hier,b) hier in der Nähe;his opinion is very near my own wir sind fast der gleichen Meinung;2. (zeitlich) nahe, nicht weit vonD v/t & v/i sich nähern, näher kommen (dat):a) → A 1,a) sich ungefähr belaufen auf (akk),b) einer Sache sehr nahe oder fast gleichkommen, fast etwas sein she came near to tears sie war den Tränen nahe, sie hätte fast geweint;* * *1. adverb1) (at a short distance) nah[e]stand/live [quite] near — [ganz] in der Nähe stehen/wohnen
come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken
near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe
be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen
2) (closely)2. prepositionnear to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken
1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe
near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...
don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer
wait till we're nearer home — warte, bis wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind
the man near/nearest you — der Mann, der bei dir/der dir am nächsten steht
2) (in quality)3) (in time)ask me again nearer the time — frag mich, wenn der Zeitpunkt etwas näher gerückt ist, noch einmal
near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)
4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]3. adjectivea near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder
1) (in space or time) nahe2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]£30 or near/nearest offer — 30 Pfund oder nächstbestes Angebot
be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen
that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!
4)the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite
5) (direct)4. transitive verbsich nähern (+ Dat.)* * *adj.nah adj. prep.nächst präp. -
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1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo
2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca
3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de
4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
near adj adv cercais the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?tr[nɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 cercano,-a■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?2 (relations) cercano,-a3 (time) próximo,-a4 (similar) parecido,-a■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos1 cerca1 cerca de1 acercarse a■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come near acercarseto come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algoto draw near acercarsenear miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelosnear ['nɪr] vt1) : acercarse athe ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto2) : estar a punto deshe is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarsenear adv1) close: cercamy family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca2) nearly: casiI came near to finishing: casi terminénear adj1) close: cercano, próximo2) similar: parecido, semejantenear prep: cerca deadj.• afín adj.• allegado, -a adj.• aproximado, -a adj.• cerca adj.• cercano, -a adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• inmediato, -a adj.• propincuo, -a adj.• próximo (Cercano) adj.• vecino, -a adj.• íntimo, -a adj.adv.• cerca adv.prep.• cerca de prep.• hacia prep.• sobre prep.v.• acercarse v.
I nɪr, nɪə(r)adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercano, próximob) ( in time) cercano, próximoc) ( in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) < relative> cercano2) ( virtual) (before n)3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
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adverb -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercab) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) ( nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
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preposition -er, -esta) ( in position) cerca deb) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)
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transitive verb acercarse* a[nɪǝ(r)]1. ADV1) (in place) cercadon't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!
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so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposiblevictory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible
2) (in time)•
the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz•
winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca•
the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan•
to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina3) (in level, degree)•
the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando...•
you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *•
you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo
4) (=almost) casi•
I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo•
near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas•
it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones•
I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total2. PREP(also: near to)1) (of place) cerca deis there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?
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we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln•
if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te mato•
the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro•
don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde•
we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación2) (in time)3) (=almost)•
she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter3. ADJ1) (in place) cercanomy house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando
where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?
2) (in time) próximo•
the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...3) (in level, degree)that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él
a near thing —
she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos
4) [relative] cercano4. VT1) (in space) acercarse a2) (in time)he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años
3) (in level, degree)5.VI acercarse6.CPDnear miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f
he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco
it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco
near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables
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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercano, próximob) ( in time) cercano, próximoc) ( in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) < relative> cercano2) ( virtual) (before n)3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercab) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) ( nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
III
preposition -er, -esta) ( in position) cerca deb) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)
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transitive verb acercarse* a -
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[nɪə(r)]1. advnear at hand — a portata di mano, (event) imminente, alle porte
to come or draw near — (person, event) avvicinarsi
come nearer — vieni più vicino, avvicinati
there were 100 people there, near enough — c'erano pressappoco 100 persone
2. prep(also: near to) (of place) vicino a, presso, (in time) circa, quasinear here/there — qui/lì vicino
1) (in space, time) vicino (-a)the nearest shops were three kilometres away — i negozi più vicini erano a tre chilometri di distanza
the nearest way — la via or strada più breve
£25,000 or nearest offer Brit — 25.000 sterline trattabili
2) (relation) stretto (-a), prossimo (-a)3)4. vt(place, event) avvicinarsi a -
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I 1. [nɪə(r)]1) (nearby) vicinothe time is near when... — si avvicina il tempo in cui...
3) (nearly)4) near enoughthere are 20 yachts near enough — (approximately) ci sono circa 20 yacht
2.that's near enough — (not any closer) così vicino va bene; (acceptable as quantity) ce n'è abbastanza
1) (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]2) (in time)it's getting near Christmas — si sta avvicinando il o siamo quasi a Natale
3) (in degree) vicino ahe's no nearer (making) a decision — è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso
nobody comes anywhere near her — fig. nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei
4) near to (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]to be near to tears, to doing — (on point of) essere sul punto di piangere, sul punto di fare; (in degree)
II [nɪə(r)]to come nearest to — avvicinarsi il più possibile a [ ideal]
1) (close in distance, time) vicino, prossimo2) (in degree)he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria
it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) è la cosa più simile
3) (short)4) near- in composti quasiIII [nɪə(r)]verbo transitivo avvicinarsi a (anche fig.)to near completion — [ book] essere quasi terminato
to near retirement — essere vicino o prossimo alla pensione
* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) vicino2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) prossimo2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) vicino2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) vicino3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) vicino4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) avvicinarsi- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *I 1. [nɪə(r)]1) (nearby) vicinothe time is near when... — si avvicina il tempo in cui...
3) (nearly)4) near enoughthere are 20 yachts near enough — (approximately) ci sono circa 20 yacht
2.that's near enough — (not any closer) così vicino va bene; (acceptable as quantity) ce n'è abbastanza
1) (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]2) (in time)it's getting near Christmas — si sta avvicinando il o siamo quasi a Natale
3) (in degree) vicino ahe's no nearer (making) a decision — è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso
nobody comes anywhere near her — fig. nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei
4) near to (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]to be near to tears, to doing — (on point of) essere sul punto di piangere, sul punto di fare; (in degree)
II [nɪə(r)]to come nearest to — avvicinarsi il più possibile a [ ideal]
1) (close in distance, time) vicino, prossimo2) (in degree)he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria
it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) è la cosa più simile
3) (short)4) near- in composti quasiIII [nɪə(r)]verbo transitivo avvicinarsi a (anche fig.)to near completion — [ book] essere quasi terminato
to near retirement — essere vicino o prossimo alla pensione
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niə 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nær, like ved, i nærheten2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nær2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) i nærheten, like ved2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nær3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nær, like ved, i nærheten av4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nærme seg- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near missnesten--------nærIverb \/nɪə\/nærme seg• as the ship neared land, the weather cleared upda skipet nærmet seg land, klarnet det oppIIadj. \/nɪə\/1) nær2) nærliggende3) nærstående4) nær forestående5) som nært berører en6) kunst-, imitert, simile-, halv-, -lignende7) nesten (fullstendig), nesten-8) hitterst9) ( ved ridning og kjøring med hest) venstre10) ( gammeldags) gjerrig, påholdena near escape\/thing nære på, på hengende håreta near miss rett ved målet ( overført) en halv suksessin the near future i nær fremtid, snartnear-antique halvantikk ( om eldre) nesten utbrukt, svært gammelnear leather kunstskinnnear resemblance stor likheta near smile antydning til et smila near translation en nøye\/teksttro oversettelseIIIadv. \/nɪə\/1) nær, nær ved2) nøye, nøyaktig3) ( gammeldags) sparsommeligas near as (could be) så nært som (mulig) på nippet, så godt somcome\/get near nærme seg, komme i nærheten av ( overført) nesten gå\/komme opp tilcome\/get near to something nærme seg noedraw near nærme seg, være i anmarsjbe near være nær( overført) stå for dørennear at hand nærliggende, i nærheten, nært forestående, stå for dørennear here her i nærhetennear (up)on nær, nesten, bort imotnear to nær (inntil), i nærheten avbe near with one's money være gjerrig, være sparsommeligIVprep. \/nɪə\/1) nær, nesten2) i nærheten av, ved siden av, nær -
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[nɪə(r)] 1. adj 2. adv( in space) blisko; perfect, impossible prawie, niemal3. prep(also: near to) ( in space) blisko +gen; ( in time) około +gen; (in situation, intimacy) bliski +gen4. vtzbliżać się (zbliżyć się perf) do +gen25,000 pounds or nearest offer ( BRIT) — 25.000 funtów lub oferta najbliższa tej sumie
near here/there — tutaj/tam niedaleko, niedaleko stąd/stamtąd
* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) niedaleki2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) bliski2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blisko2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) blisko3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) w pobliżu4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) zbliżać się- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
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1. a близкий; тесно связанныйnear relation — ближайший родственник, член семьи
2. a близлежащий, ближний, близкий, находящийся рядомnear field — поле в ближайшей зоне; ближнее поле
3. a этот, свой, наш, ближнийnear shore — берег, занимаемый своими войсками, исходный берег
near east — Ближний Восток; ближневосточный
4. a ближайший5. a короткий, прямой6. a близкий, сходный7. a напоминающий; имитирующий8. a амер. почти полный9. a доставшийся с трудом; трудный10. a разг. скупой, прижимистый; мелочный11. a левыйnear horse — левая лошадь пары, подседельная лошадь
the near-break of a marriage — супружество на грани развода, разлад в семье
our nearest and dearest — наши семьи, наши жёны и дети
12. adv нахождение поблизости; близко; недалеко; поблизости; подлеnear by — рядом; близко
13. adv близость; приближение во времени близко; недалекоnews that concerns you very near — новость, которая близко касается вас
14. adv бережливо, скупо15. v приближаться к; подходитьdrawn near — приближался; приближенный
16. v мор. идти в крутой бейдевинд17. prep на; уregions near the equator — области, расположенные у экватора
18. prep почтиit is near midnight — почти двенадцать часов ночи, скоро полночь
19. prep ближе к; почтиСинонимический ряд:1. accurate (adj.) accurate; faithful; literal2. approaching (adj.) approaching; at hand; coming; expected; forthcoming; imminent; impending; next; threatening3. close (adj.) abutting; adjacent; adjoining; around; aside; beside; close; immediate; near at hand; near-at-hand; nearby; neighboring; neighbouring; nigh; proximal; proximate4. comparative (adj.) approximate; comparative; relative5. miserly (adj.) miserly; narrow; parsimonious; stingy; tight; tightfisted6. related (adj.) affecting; akin; allied; attached; connected; familiar; friendly; related; touching7. advance (verb) advance; close in8. approach (verb) approach; approximate; border; border on; close in upon; come near; converge; draw near; nigh; shave; verge on9. a stone's throw from (other) a stone's throw from; close by; close to10. about (other) about; near-at-hand11. beside (other) adjacent to; alongside; beside; by; hard by; next to12. close (other) at close hand; close; hard; nigh13. nearby (other) close at hand; in the neighbourhood; in the vicinity; nearby; within a stone's throw; within easy reachАнтонимический ряд:distant; expired; extravagant; far; far away; generous; gone; lavish; leave; liberal; past; postponed; prodigal; remote -
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I[niə] a մոտ, մոտիկ. The post is quite near Փոս տը բավական մոտ է. Holidays are near Շուտով արձակուրդներ են. in the very near future ամենամոտ ապագայում. on the near bank/side այս ափին/կողմում. (մերձավոր) near relation/ friend մերձավոր բարեկամ/ընկեր. nearest and nearest հարազատները և մեր ձավորները. It was a near thing to accident Հազիվ վթարից խուսափեցինք/ազատվեցինք. near victory դժվարու թյամբ ձեռք բերված հաղթանակ. a near guess համարյա գուշակում. be near with money ժլատ լինելII[niə] adv մոտից, մոտերքը, կողքին. live near կողքին/մոտերքում ապրել. stay somewhere near մոտերքում մնալ. far and near ամենուրեք. come/draw near մոտենալ, մոտ գալ. near at hand ձեռքի տակ, մոտ. The exams are near at hand Շուտով քննություններ են. The hall’s nowhere near full Դահլիճը հեռու է լիքը լինելուց[niə] prep մոտ, կողքին. near the house/window տան/պատուհանի մոտ, near here այս տեղից ոչ հեռու. be near despair հուսահատության մեջ ընկնել. The ceremony is near its end Արա րողությունը մոտենում է իր ավարտին. He is near 50 Նա մոտավորապես 50 տարեկան է. It is near dinner time Շուտով կճաշենք (ճաշի ժամանակ է)IV[niə] v մոտենալ, մերձենալ. The bus is nearing the stop Ավտոբուսը մոտենում է կանգա ռին. He is nearing 40 Շուտով նա 40 տարեկան կդառնա -
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phr prep недалеко отnear to where I was sitting — недалеко от того места, где я сидел
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[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nær; tæt på2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nær2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nær ved2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) tæt på3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nær ved; tæt på4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nærme sig- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nær; tæt på2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nær2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nær ved2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) tæt på3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nær ved; tæt på4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nærme sig- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss -
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[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) blizu2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) bližnji2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blizu2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) v bližini3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) blizu4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) približati (se)- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *I [níə]adverbblizu, v bližini, bližje; colloquially skoraj, málodane; figuratively varčno; (z negacijo) niti približnofar and near — od blizu in daleč, povsodnear at hand — pri roki, blizuII [níə]adjectivebližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)it was a near thing — komaj je šlo, za las je manjkaloAmerican near true — skoraj gotovoIII [níə]transitive verb & intransitive verbpribližati (se), približevati se (to) -
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intim, csaknem, hajszálon múló, majdnem, szoros to near: közeledik, megközelít, közelít* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) közeli2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) közeli2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) közel2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) közel3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) közel(ében)4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) közeledik- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
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[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) próximo2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) perto2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) perto3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) perto4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) aproximar-se- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *[niə] vt+vi aproximar-se, acercar-se. • adj 1 próximo, perto, chegado. 2 contíguo, vizinho. 3 íntimo, familiar. 4 curto, direto. 5 aproximado. 6 parcimonioso. 7 semelhante. 8 estreito. • adv 1 próximo, perto, a pouca distância. 2 quase. 3 cuidadosamente. 4 escassamente. • prep 1 junto a. 2 perto de. in the near future num futuro próximo. near at hand perto, à mão. nearest to me o mais próximo de mim. near the house perto da casa. -
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[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nálægur2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) náinn, nákominn2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nálægt2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nálægt, nærri3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nærri, nálægt4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nálgast- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
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adj. yakın, samimi, eli sıkı, cimri————————adv. yakın, yakında, yaklaşık olarak, hemen hemen————————prep. yakın, bitişik————————v. yaklaşmak, yakınlaşmak* * *1. yaklaş (v.) 2. yakın (adj.)* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) yakın2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) yakın2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) yakın, yakında2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.)...-e yakın3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.)...-e (çok) yakın4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) yaklaşmak, yakınlaşmak- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
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• saapua• täpärä• vasemmanpuoleinen• ahdas• kitsas• liki• liki-• tarkasti• ylimalkainen• läheinen• lähelllä jotakin• lähistö• lähellä oleva• lähelle• lähituntuma• lähetä• lähellä• läheskään• lähentyä• lähettyvillä• luona• lähes• lähestyä• lähekkäin• lähi* * *niə 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) lähellä2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) läheinen2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) lähellä2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) lähellä3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) lähistöllä, lähes4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) lähestyä- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
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[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) tuvs, netāls2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) tuvs2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) tuvu, netālu2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) tuvu, blakus3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) pie, tuvu; gandrīz4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) tuvoties- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *netālu, tuvu; drīz, tuvu; tuvs; netāls, tuvējs; kreisais; skops; visīsākais, vistaisnākais; tik tikko; par mata tiesu; tuvu; ap -
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[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) arti(mas), netoli(mas)2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) artimas2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) netoli, čia pat2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) arti3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) arti, prie, apie4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) artėti, artintis- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
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adj. nära; nära förestående; närmast; intim; i sista minuten; snål; vänster---------adv. nära; nära förestående; nästan--------prep. nära; i närheten av--------v. närma sig* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nära2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nära2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nära2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nära3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nära, nästan4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) närma sig- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
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near — near1 W1S1 [nıə US nır] adv, prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short distance away)¦ 2¦(short time before)¦ 3¦(almost doing something)¦ 4¦(amount or level)¦ 5¦(similar)¦ 6 near perfect/impossible etc 7 draw near 8 (as) near as damn it 9 near enough … Dictionary of contemporary English
near — 1 adverb, preposition 1 only a short distance from a person or thing: Bob was standing near enough to hear what they said. | Why don t you move your chair nearer mine? | near to: Don t sit too near to the screen. | go/come/get etc near (=to move… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
here — adv., n., & int. adv. 1 in or at or to this place or position (put it here; has lived here for many years; comes here every day). 2 indicating a person s presence or a thing offered (here is your coat; my son here will show you). 3 at this point… … Useful english dictionary
Here — adv., n., & int. adv. 1 in or at or to this place or position (put it here; has lived here for many years; comes here every day). 2 indicating a person s presence or a thing offered (here is your coat; my son here will show you). 3 at this point… … Useful english dictionary
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