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Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/nɪ�/, SAMPA|/nI@/
(General American|US) IPA|/nɪ�/, SAMPA|/nI@`/
audio|en-us-near.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�(r)|-ɪ�(r)

Etymology
Middle English from Old Norse nær

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. context|of an animate or inanimate object physically close.
2. context|of an event approaching

#: The end is near.

Antonyms
remote

Translations
trans-top|physically close
Arabic: Arab|�ر�ب (qarīb)
Chinese: � (jìn)
Esperanto: proksima
Finnish: läheinen
French: près, proche
German: nahe
Hungarian: közel
Ido: proxim
Italian: vicino
Japanese: �� (���, chikai)
Korean: ��� (gakkapda)
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|�ز�ک|trnzeek|scKUchar
Old English: neah|n�ah
Polish: bliski
Portuguese: perto
Russian: близкий (blízkij)
Scottish Gaelic: dlùth
Spanish: cerca
Swedish: nära
Telugu: ద���ర (daggara)
Venetian: vissin
Vietnamese: gần
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Adverb
en-adv|er

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

#: I'm near sighted.

1. rfv-sense Approaching the end.

#: I'm near completed.

1. 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
trans-top|Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
Arabic: Arab|�ر�ب (qarīb)
Chinese: � (jìn)
Dutch: nabij, bij, naverwant, dierbaar
Finnish: lähellä
French: près
German: nah
Hebrew: קר��, ���
Ido: apud
Italian: circa
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, chikaku), ��� (����, chikaku ni)
Korean: ��� (gakkai)
Kurdish: KUchar|�ز�ک
Old English: neah|n�ah
Polish: blisko
Portuguese perto
Spanish: cerca
Telugu: ద���ర�ా (daggaragaa)
Vietnamese: gần
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Preposition
infl|en|preposition

1. close to, in close proximity to.

#: We sat near the front.

1. imminent, close to in time.

#: The voyage was near completion.

Antonyms
far from

Translations
trans-top|in close proximity to
Arabic: ARchar|ع�د (�inda)
French: près de
Kurdish: KUchar|�ز�ک, KUchar|ت����شت, KUchar|ت��ک
Old English: neah|n�ah
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Spanish: cerca de
Vietnamese: gần
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Verb
en-verb

1. To decrease the distance to something.

Translations

Dutch: naderen, dichterbijkomen
Finnish: lähestyä
French: approcher
Icelandic: nálgast
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Italian: avvicinare
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|�ز�ک ب�������|trnzeek boonawa|scKUchar
Portuguese: aproximar

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ja:near
pl:near
ru:near
simple:near
fi:near
sv:near
ta:near
te:near
vi:near
tr:near
uk:near
zh:near

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