near
gb/nˈɪɹ/ us/nˈɪɹ/
A1
انگریزی
~ 2700
معانی
0 معانی
preposition
A1
relation
1
Close to in space
Close to someone or something.
استعمال کا انداز:
near [a place/thing/person]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'near' with 'next to'. 'Near' means close but not necessarily immediately beside.
ہم معنی الفاظ
close to (Very similar meaning; 'close to' is slightly more common in spoken English.)
متضاد الفاظ
far from (Opposite in meaning; indicates a large distance away from something.)
لفظی تراکیب
near the house
|near the school
|near the station
|near the city center
موضوعات
location
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
a near [place/event/time]
عام غلطی:
Learners may overuse 'near' as an adjective where 'nearby' is more natural for describing location.
ہم معنی الفاظ
close (Similar meaning; 'close' is more general and can apply to relationships as well as distance.)
متضاد الفاظ
distant (Indicates something far away in space or time.)
لفظی تراکیب
near future
|near neighbor
|near disaster
موضوعات
location
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
ہم معنی الفاظ
closely (Can mean physically close, but also emotionally or in detail, so less precise for pure distance.)
متضاد الفاظ
far (Indicates being a long distance away.)
لفظی تراکیب
come near
|stand near
|stay near
موضوعات
location
|space
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- Come near so I can see you better.
- He stood near and listened quietly.
- Don’t go near when the machine is running.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- Come near to me.
- She stands near when we talk.
- The dog comes near when I have food.
فعل
B1
action
4
Move closer to something
To get closer to someone, something, or a time.
استعمال کا انداز:
near [something/someone]
ہم معنی الفاظ
approach ('Approach' is slightly more formal and often used for deliberate movement toward something.)
متضاد الفاظ
recede (Means to move away from something or become more distant.)
لفظی تراکیب
nearing completion
|nearing the end
|nearing the finish line
موضوعات
movement
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- We are nearing our destination.
- As winter nears, the days get shorter.
- The project is nearing completion.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
a near [disaster/miss/impossible task]
ہم معنی الفاظ
almost ('Almost' is an adverb, so used differently in grammar but similar in meaning.)
متضاد الفاظ
certain (Indicates definite occurrence, opposite of 'almost'.)
لفظی تراکیب
near miss
|near disaster
|near perfect
موضوعات
probability
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- It was a near disaster when the car skidded on ice.
- They had a near miss with another vehicle.
- Her performance was near perfect.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- It was a near miss.
- We had a near disaster on the road.
- His score was near perfect.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
near
IPA
GB/nˈɪɹ/
US/nˈɪɹ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
near (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (near)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Adjective
- Base: near
- Comparative: nearer
- Superlative: nearest
Verb
- Base: near
- 3rd Person Singular: nears
- Present Participle: nearing
- Past: neared
متعلقہ الفاظ
عبارات
come near
1/kˈʌm nˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
Move physically close to something/someone
To move closer to someone or something.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.