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near
preposition
at
or
within
a
short
distance
from
someone
or
something
•
There
is
a
bus
stop
just
near
the
school
gate
.
There
is
a
bus
stop
just
near
the
school
gate
.
•
We
sat
on
a
bench
near
the
river
and
watched
the
ducks
.
We
sat
on
a
bench
near
the
river
and
watched
the
ducks
.
Old
English
nēar
,
comparative
of
nēah
“
nigh
,
close
,”
related
to
German
nah
and
Dutch
naar
.
adverb
-
near
,
nearer
,
nearest
close
to
someone
or
something
;
not
far
away
;
almost
•
The
baby
started
crying
when
the
dog
came
too
near
.
The
baby
started
crying
when
the
dog
came
too
near
.
•
It
’
s
getting
near
midnight
,
so
we
should
head
home
.
It
’
s
getting
near
midnight
,
so
we
should
head
home
.
adjective
-
near
,
nearer
,
nearest
close
in
distance
or
time
•
Our
hotel
is
the
near
building
with
the
blue
roof
.
Our
hotel
is
the
near
building
with
the
blue
roof
.
•
The
deadline
is
getting
near
,
so
we
must
finish
the
project
.
The
deadline
is
getting
near
,
so
we
must
finish
the
project
.
verb
-
near
,
nearing
,
nears
,
neared
to
move
or
come
close
to
something
•
The
train
neared
the
station
as
passengers
stood
ready
.
The
train
neared
the
station
as
passengers
stood
ready
.
•
As
winter
nears
,
temperatures
drop
sharply
.
As
winter
nears
,
temperatures
drop
sharply
.
nearly
adverb
almost
but
not
completely
or
not
quite
•
I
nearly
fell
off
my
bike
when
a
dog
darted
across
the
road
.
I
nearly
fell
off
my
bike
when
a
dog
darted
across
the
road
.
•
They
nearly
forgot
their
passports
before
leaving
for
the
airport
.
They
nearly
forgot
their
passports
before
leaving
for
the
airport
.
from
Middle
English
"
nerely
",
a
blend
of
"
nere
" (
near
)
+
"
-ly
"
adverb
used
before
numbers
or
amounts
to
mean
approximately
•
The
mountain
is
nearly
3
,
000
meters
high
.
The
mountain
is
nearly
3
,
000
meters
high
.
•
It
took
nearly
two
hours
to
finish
the
puzzle
.
It
took
nearly
two
hours
to
finish
the
puzzle
.
same
origin
as
other
sense
:
from
Middle
English
"
nerely
",
blend
of
"
nere
" (
near
)
+
adverbial
suffix
"
-ly
"
nearby
adjective
located
a
short
distance
away
•
We
found
a
nearby
café
and
stopped
for
coffee
.
We
found
a
nearby
café
and
stopped
for
coffee
.
•
There
is
a
nearby
playground
where
the
children
can
play
safely
.
There
is
a
nearby
playground
where
the
children
can
play
safely
.
adverb
not
far
away
;
close
to
the
place
being
talked
about
•
My
grandparents
live
nearby
,
so
we
visit
them
often
.
My
grandparents
live
nearby
,
so
we
visit
them
often
.
•
A
waiter
was
standing
nearby
and
came
to
take
our
order
.
A
waiter
was
standing
nearby
and
came
to
take
our
order
.