/nɪə/
Translation
A short way from something, and not far from it.
Word origin
From Old Norse naer, meaning closer, the comparative of na.
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Root
- naer
- English cognates
- next
Examples
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"Near" tells us the shop is a short way from the house.
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After "near" we put the person or place.
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"Near" is the opposite of "far from".
Used in
Stories
(6)Grammar articles
(10)Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
As vs like in English: swims like a fish, works as a waiter, and the truth about like I said
Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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