nearshore
gb/nˈɛɹʃˈɔɹ/ us/nˈɛɹʃˈɔɹ/
B2
English
part menti, nearshore, közeli országba kiszervezett, part menti vizek, közeli országba kiszervez, nearshore-ol, partközelben, partközelbe
B2
1
part menti
B1
Usage pattern:
nearshore [waters/area/habitat/current]
The storm damaged several nearshore reefs along the coast.
A vihar a partvidék mentén több part menti zátonyt is megrongált.
Scientists are monitoring pollution levels in nearshore waters.
A tudósok a part menti vizek szennyezettségi szintjét figyelik.
Nearshore habitats provide food and shelter for many young fish.
Learner examples
The boat stayed in the nearshore area.
A csónak a part menti területen maradt.
The nearshore water was shallow and warm.
A part menti víz sekély és meleg volt.
Common mistake:
Do not use nearshore to mean simply “near something”; it specifically refers to a shore or coast.
Meaning
close to a shoreline
Collocations
nearshore waters
|nearshore area
|nearshore habitat
|nearshore environment
|nearshore reef
|nearshore current
|nearshore marine life
|nearshore fishing
|nearshore zone
|nearshore sediment
Synonyms
inshore (often means closer to the shore or moving toward it)
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coastal (broader; can refer to land or anything along the coast)
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littoral (more technical, especially in ecology and geography)
Antonyms
offshore (farther away from the shore, usually in deeper water)
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deepwater (in deeper water, away from shallow coastal areas)
Themes
marine
|coastal_environment
|geography
|fishing
Definition
Nearshore places or things are in the water close to the coast.
Located in, occurring in, or relating to waters close to a coast or shoreline.
C1
BUSINESS
2
Usage pattern:
nearshore [team/service/provider/operation]
The company hired a nearshore development team in Colombia.
A cég Kolumbiában vett fel egy nearshore fejlesztőcsapatot.
Nearshore customer support lets the U.S. team work with agents in overlapping hours.
A nearshore ügyfélszolgálat lehetővé teszi, hogy az amerikai csapat részben átfedő munkaidőben dolgozzon együtt az ügyintézőkkel.
For many Western European companies, Poland and Portugal are popular nearshore locations.
Learner examples
They use a nearshore team in Mexico.
Mexikóban működő nearshore csapatot használnak.
Nearshore support is easier because the time zones are similar.
A nearshore támogatás könnyebb, mert hasonlóak az időzónák.
Common mistake:
This business sense is not about beaches or coasts; it refers to where outsourced work is done.
Meaning
outsourced to a nearby country
Collocations
nearshore outsourcing
|nearshore development
|nearshore software team
|nearshore services
|nearshore provider
|nearshore operations
|nearshore support
|nearshore delivery model
|nearshore partner
|nearshore talent
Synonyms
nearshored (describes work that has already been moved to a nearby country)
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outsourced (broader; does not say whether the provider is nearby)
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regional (broader; may not involve outsourcing)
Antonyms
offshore (usually in a more distant foreign country)
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onshore (done in the company’s own country)
Themes
business
|technology
|outsourcing
|employment
Definition
A nearshore business service is done in a nearby country, often to make communication easier and reduce cost.
In business, used for work, teams, or services that are based in a nearby country, especially one in a similar time zone, rather than in a faraway offshore location.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
3
Usage pattern:
the nearshore
Juvenile salmon spend months in the nearshore before moving into deeper water.
A fiatal lazacok hónapokat töltenek a part menti vizekben, mielőtt mélyebb vízbe húzódnának.
Runoff from farms can carry nutrients into the nearshore.
A mezőgazdasági területekről érkező lefolyás tápanyagokat juttathat a part menti vizekbe.
The survey measured how winter storms changed the nearshore.
Learner examples
Many small fish live in the nearshore.
Sok kis hal él a part menti vizekben.
The nearshore is important for young sea animals.
A part menti vizek fontosak a fiatal tengeri állatok számára.
Common mistake:
This noun is usually used with the: “the nearshore.”
Meaning
coastal water zone
Collocations
the nearshore
|in the nearshore
|nearshore zone
|nearshore ecosystem
|nearshore and offshore
|nearshore habitat
|nearshore processes
|nearshore water quality
Synonyms
inshore waters (similar, often less technical)
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coastal waters (broader; can include a larger area along the coast)
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littoral zone (technical term for the shore-adjacent ecological zone)
Antonyms
offshore (water farther from the coast)
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open ocean (the sea far from land and coastal influence)
Themes
marine
|coastal_environment
|geography
|ecology
Definition
The nearshore is the area of water close to the coast.
The part of a sea, lake, or ocean close to the shoreline, especially the coastal waters between the shore and deeper offshore water.
VERB
C1
BUSINESS
4
Usage pattern:
nearshore [work/services/operations] to [country/provider]
After struggling with twelve-hour time differences, the company nearshored part of its engineering work to Mexico.
Miután a tizenkét órás időeltolódás gondot okozott, a cég a mérnöki munka egy részét Mexikóba szervezte ki.
Several banks have nearshored customer support to teams in Portugal and Poland.
Több bank Portugáliában és Lengyelországban működő csapatokhoz szervezte ki az ügyfélszolgálatát.
The retailer plans to nearshore its call-center operations instead of expanding its offshore contract.
Learner examples
The company may nearshore some IT work.
A cég néhány IT-feladatot közeli országba szervezhet ki.
They nearshored support to a nearby country.
A támogatási feladatokat egy közeli országba szervezték ki.
Common mistake:
Use this mainly in business contexts; in ordinary speech, say “outsource to a nearby country.”
Meaning
outsource to nearby country
Collocations
nearshore IT services
|nearshore software development
|nearshore customer support
|nearshore call-center operations
|nearshore part of the team
|nearshore work to Mexico
|nearshore services to Eastern Europe
Synonyms
outsource (broader; the provider can be anywhere)
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relocate (broader; does not necessarily involve an outside provider)
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offshore (similar business action, but usually to a more distant foreign country)
Antonyms
onshore (keep or move work to the home country)
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reshore (bring work back from another country)
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offshore (move work to a more distant foreign location)
Themes
business
|technology
|outsourcing
|employment
Definition
To nearshore work is to move it to a nearby country for business reasons.
To transfer or contract work or services to a company or team in a nearby country, often to reduce costs while keeping similar time zones or travel distances.
B2
5
partközelben
B1
partközelbe
B1
Usage pattern:
[verb] nearshore
The captain kept the boat nearshore until the fog lifted.
A kapitány partközelben tartotta a hajót, amíg fel nem oszlott a köd.
In spring, some fish move nearshore to feed.
Tavasszal egyes halak táplálkozni partközelbe húzódnak.
Because the waves were high offshore, the tour stayed nearshore.
Learner examples
The boat stayed nearshore today.
A csónak ma partközelben maradt.
We fished nearshore in the morning.
Reggel partközelben horgásztunk.
Common mistake:
In everyday writing, “near the shore” is often more natural than the one-word adverb “nearshore.”
Meaning
in nearshore waters
Collocations
stay nearshore
|fish nearshore
|operate nearshore
|move nearshore
|remain nearshore
|feed nearshore
|swim nearshore
|anchor nearshore
Synonyms
inshore (similar, and often more common as an adverb)
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close to shore (more transparent and common in everyday English)
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coastward (means toward the coast, not necessarily already near it)
Antonyms
offshore (away from the shore, farther out at sea)
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seaward (toward the sea and away from land)
Themes
marine
|fishing
|travel
Definition
If something moves or stays nearshore, it is in the water close to land.
In or toward waters close to the shore.
Grammar
Dictionary form
nearshore
IPA
GB/nˈɛɹʃˈɔɹ/
US/nˈɛɹʃˈɔɹ/
Syllables & stress
nearshore (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (nearshore)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: nearshore
- Comparative: nearshorer
- Superlative: nearshorest
Noun
- Base: nearshore
- Plural: nearshores
Verb
- Base: nearshore
- 3rd Person Singular: nearshores
- Present Participle: nearshoring
- Past: nearshored
- Past Participle: nearshored
Expressions
nearshore outsourcing
1/nˈɛɹʃˈɔɹ ˌaʊtsˈɔɹsɪŋ/
fixed phrase
business
nearby-country outsourcing
Nearshore outsourcing means paying a company in a nearby country to do work for your business.
Examples
- Nearshore outsourcing helped the startup hire developers in the same time zone.
- The bank uses nearshore outsourcing for some customer-service roles.
- Companies often choose nearshore outsourcing when they want lower costs without long time-zone delays.
Learner examples
- Nearshore outsourcing can make meetings easier.
- They use nearshore outsourcing for software support.