near
gb/nˈɪɹ/ us/nˈɪɹ/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 2700
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
preposition
A1
relation
1
Close to in space
Close to someone or something.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
near [a place/thing/person]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'near' with 'next to'. 'Near' means close but not necessarily immediately beside.
Συνώνυμα
close to (Very similar meaning; 'close to' is slightly more common in spoken English.)
Αντώνυμα
far from (Opposite in meaning; indicates a large distance away from something.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
near the house
|near the school
|near the station
|near the city center
Θέματα
location
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The school is near the park.
- She lives near the train station.
- We stayed at a hotel near the beach.
- There’s a bus stop near my apartment.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The shop is near my home.
- I sit near my friend.
- The bank is near the bus stop.
- He works near the airport.
adjective
A2
property
2
Close in space or time
Not far away in place or time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a near [place/event/time]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may overuse 'near' as an adjective where 'nearby' is more natural for describing location.
Συνώνυμα
close (Similar meaning; 'close' is more general and can apply to relationships as well as distance.)
Αντώνυμα
distant (Indicates something far away in space or time.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
near future
|near neighbor
|near disaster
Θέματα
location
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The hotel is in a near location to the airport.
- We hope to see results in the near future.
- They live in a near village.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I will go there in the near future.
- He lives in a near town.
- The bus stop is in a near place.
adverb
A2
relation
3
Close by
Close to a place or person.
Συνώνυμα
closely (Can mean physically close, but also emotionally or in detail, so less precise for pure distance.)
Αντώνυμα
far (Indicates being a long distance away.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
come near
|stand near
|stay near
Θέματα
location
|space
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Come near so I can see you better.
- He stood near and listened quietly.
- Don’t go near when the machine is running.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Come near to me.
- She stands near when we talk.
- The dog comes near when I have food.
Ρήμα
B1
action
4
Move closer to something
To get closer to someone, something, or a time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
near [something/someone]
Συνώνυμα
approach ('Approach' is slightly more formal and often used for deliberate movement toward something.)
Αντώνυμα
recede (Means to move away from something or become more distant.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
nearing completion
|nearing the end
|nearing the finish line
Θέματα
movement
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- We are nearing our destination.
- As winter nears, the days get shorter.
- The project is nearing completion.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The train is nearing the station.
- My birthday is nearing.
- We are nearing the end of the game.
adjective
B2
property
5
Almost happening or true
Almost happening or true.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a near [disaster/miss/impossible task]
Συνώνυμα
almost ('Almost' is an adverb, so used differently in grammar but similar in meaning.)
Αντώνυμα
certain (Indicates definite occurrence, opposite of 'almost'.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
near miss
|near disaster
|near perfect
Θέματα
probability
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- It was a near disaster when the car skidded on ice.
- They had a near miss with another vehicle.
- Her performance was near perfect.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- It was a near miss.
- We had a near disaster on the road.
- His score was near perfect.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
near
IPA
GB/nˈɪɹ/
US/nˈɪɹ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
near (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (near)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: near
- Comparative: nearer
- Superlative: nearest
Verb
- Base: near
- 3rd Person Singular: nears
- Present Participle: nearing
- Past: neared
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
come near
1/kˈʌm nˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
Move physically close to something/someone
To move closer to someone or something.
Παραδείγματα
- Don’t come near the fire.
- She came near enough to hear their conversation.
draw near
2/dɹˈɔ nˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
literary
Approach in space or time
To come closer in place or time.
Παραδείγματα
- Winter is drawing near.
- She drew near to whisper something.
near future
3/nˈɪɹ fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
Soon after now
A time that will come soon after now.
Παραδείγματα
- We plan to travel in the near future.
- Big changes are expected in the near future.
near miss
4/nˈɪɹ mˈɪs/
fixed phrase
Event narrowly avoiding danger or failure
An event where something bad almost happened but did not.
Παραδείγματα
- The two cars almost crashed—it was a near miss.
- The two planes had a near miss over the city.
- That was a near miss; the ball nearly broke the window.
- It was a near miss when he almost slipped off the ladder.