near
gb/nˈɪɹ/ us/nˈɪɹ/
A1
İngilizce
~ 2700
Anlamlar
0 anlam
preposition
A1
relation
1
Close to in space
Close to someone or something.
Kullanım kalıbı:
near [a place/thing/person]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'near' with 'next to'. 'Near' means close but not necessarily immediately beside.
Eş anlamlılar
close to (Very similar meaning; 'close to' is slightly more common in spoken English.)
Zıt anlamlılar
far from (Opposite in meaning; indicates a large distance away from something.)
Eşdizimler
near the house
|near the school
|near the station
|near the city center
Konular
location
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Kullanım kalıbı:
a near [place/event/time]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may overuse 'near' as an adjective where 'nearby' is more natural for describing location.
Eş anlamlılar
close (Similar meaning; 'close' is more general and can apply to relationships as well as distance.)
Zıt anlamlılar
distant (Indicates something far away in space or time.)
Eşdizimler
near future
|near neighbor
|near disaster
Konular
location
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Eş anlamlılar
closely (Can mean physically close, but also emotionally or in detail, so less precise for pure distance.)
Zıt anlamlılar
far (Indicates being a long distance away.)
Eşdizimler
come near
|stand near
|stay near
Konular
location
|space
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- Come near so I can see you better.
- He stood near and listened quietly.
- Don’t go near when the machine is running.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- Come near to me.
- She stands near when we talk.
- The dog comes near when I have food.
Fiil
B1
action
4
Move closer to something
To get closer to someone, something, or a time.
Kullanım kalıbı:
near [something/someone]
Eş anlamlılar
approach ('Approach' is slightly more formal and often used for deliberate movement toward something.)
Zıt anlamlılar
recede (Means to move away from something or become more distant.)
Eşdizimler
nearing completion
|nearing the end
|nearing the finish line
Konular
movement
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- We are nearing our destination.
- As winter nears, the days get shorter.
- The project is nearing completion.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Kullanım kalıbı:
a near [disaster/miss/impossible task]
Eş anlamlılar
almost ('Almost' is an adverb, so used differently in grammar but similar in meaning.)
Zıt anlamlılar
certain (Indicates definite occurrence, opposite of 'almost'.)
Eşdizimler
near miss
|near disaster
|near perfect
Konular
probability
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- It was a near disaster when the car skidded on ice.
- They had a near miss with another vehicle.
- Her performance was near perfect.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- It was a near miss.
- We had a near disaster on the road.
- His score was near perfect.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
near
IPA
GB/nˈɪɹ/
US/nˈɪɹ/
Heceler ve vurgu
near (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (near)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: near
- Comparative: nearer
- Superlative: nearest
Verb
- Base: near
- 3rd Person Singular: nears
- Present Participle: nearing
- Past: neared
Kelime ailesi
İfadeler
come near
1/kˈʌm nˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
Move physically close to something/someone
To move closer to someone or something.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.