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near

near is on the Basic English 850 List.

natural - near - necessary

near is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

nature - near - necessary

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA ^(key): /nɪə/, SAMPA: /nI@/
(US) IPA ^(key): /nɪɚ/, SAMPA: /nI@`/
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Preposition

Preposition
near

With a small distance between; close.
The end is near.

She lives near me.

The house is near the beach.

Adjective

Positive
near

Comparative
nearer

Superlative
nearest

Almost.
It was a near miss, but the car didn't hit us.
Close.
The nearest thing to me is my family.

We'll be meeting again in the near future.

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Verb

Plain form
near

Third-person singular
nears

Past tense
neared

Past participle
neared

Present participle
nearing

To come close to, approach.
We neared the beach.

Synonyms

approach

Antonyms

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