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near*/*/*/
[nɪə] grammar word I
summary:
Near can be: ■ a preposition: I lived near the school. ■ an adverb: Come nearer, and I'll tell you the whole story. ■ an adjective: I went into the nearest room.
1) close close to someone or something
A group of students were standing near the entrance.[/ex]
The shops are quite near.[/ex]
They live in a small cottage 15 miles from the nearest village.[/ex]
Rosa moved a little nearer to the fire.[/ex]
2) not long from then/now close to a particular time or event
The incident occurred near the end of the war.[/ex]
It was nearer three than two o'clock when he finally arrived.[/ex]
The date of the election was drawing near.[/ex]
They plan to start a family sometime in the near future (= soon).[/ex]
3) close to a state or situation getting close to a particular state or situation
Julian was near to panic as he suddenly realized that he was trapped.[/ex]
They are near to solving the puzzle.[/ex]
4) similar very similar to something
It was the nearest thing to a home that he had ever had.[/ex]
5) not much less only a little less than a particular amount or number
The temperature fell to near zero.[/ex]
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from near and far — from a very wide area[/ex]
not go near — to avoid someone or something[/ex]
Dad doesn't go near red meat since his heart attack.[/ex]
nowhere/not anywhere near — 1) far from a particular point or place[/ex]
The photographers were nowhere near the crash when it happened.[/ex]

— 2) not nearly

She doesn't look anywhere near as old as Rebecca.[/ex]
II
verb [T]
near [nɪə]
to come closer to a place or time
a man nearing the age of 60[/ex]

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