Слово англійською: near

Прикметник

Переклад near українською: близький, короткий

Детальний опис

near

adjective
/nɪr/
(comparative nearer, superlative nearest)
In senses 1 to 4 near and nearer do not usually go before a noun; nearest can go either before or after a noun.
  1. a short distance away synonym close2
    • His house is very near.
    • Where's the nearest bank?
    • Wales may be a near neighbour but its history is quite distinct.
    Which Word? next / nearestnext / nearest
    • (The) next means ‘after this/​that one’ in time or in a series of events, places or people:
      • When is your next appointment?
      • Turn left at the next traffic lights.
      • Who’s next?
      (The) nearest means ‘closest’ in space:
      • Where’s the nearest supermarket?
    • Notice the difference between the prepositions nearest to and next to:
      • Janet’s sitting nearest to the window (= of all the people in the room).
      • Sarah’s sitting next to the window (= right beside it).
      In informal British English nearest can be used instead of nearest to:
      • Who’s sitting nearest the door?
  2. a short time away in the future
    • The conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future (= very soon).
    • Working memory refers to the brain's ability to remember things in the short or near term.
  3. coming next after somebody/something
    • She has a 12-point lead over her nearest rival.
  4. (usually nearest)
    similar; most similar
    • He was the nearest thing to (= the person most like) a father she had ever had.
    see also o.n.o.
  5. [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative) close to being somebody/something
    • The election proved to be a near disaster for the party.
    • a near impossibility
    • She spoke in a near whisper.
    • The climbers had already had one near miss on the summit.
    Which Word? near / closenear / close
    • The adjectives near and close are often the same in meaning, but in some phrases only one of them may be used:
      • the near future
      • a near neighbour
      • a near miss
      • a close contest
      • a close encounter
      • a close call
      .
    • Close is more often used to describe a relationship between people:
      • a close friend
      • close family
      • close links
      . You do not usually use near in this way.
  6. [only before noun] near relative/relation used to describe a close family connection
    • Only the nearest relatives were present at the funeral.
    7. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse nær ‘nearer’, comparative of ná, corresponding to Old English nēah ‘nigh’.
Idioms
your nearest and dearest
  1. (informal) your close family and friends
a near thing
  1. a situation in which you are successful, but which could also have ended badly
    • Phew! That was a near thing! It could have been a disaster.
    • We won in the end but it was a near thing.
    Topics Successc2
to the nearest…
  1. followed by a number when counting or measuring approximately
    • We calculated the cost to the nearest 50 dollars.
Прикметник

Пов'язані англійські слова

Нижче наведено англійські слова, пов'язані з near, які можуть допомогти вам краще зрозуміти контекст та розширити англійський словниковий запас:

neat
Переклад українською: чистенький
neat adjective /niːt/(comparative neater, superlative neatest) tidy and in order; carefully done or ...
necessarily
Переклад українською: обов'язково
necessarily adverb, /ˈnesəsərəli/ /ˌnesəˈserəli/used to say that something cannot be avoidedThe numb...
necessary
Переклад українською: необхідний
necessary adjective /ˈnesəseri/ that is needed for a purpose or a reason synonym essential necessary...

Корисна інформація

Якщо ви хочете дізнатися більше про слово near або інші англійські слова, рекомендуємо переглянути наш каталог категорій, де ви знайдете слова, організовані за темами та категоріями для зручного навчання.