near
gb/nˈɪɹ/ us/nˈɪɹ/
A1
Anh
~ 2700
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
preposition
A1
relation
1
Close to in space
Close to someone or something.
Mẫu sử dụng:
near [a place/thing/person]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'near' with 'next to'. 'Near' means close but not necessarily immediately beside.
Từ đồng nghĩa
close to (Very similar meaning; 'close to' is slightly more common in spoken English.)
Từ trái nghĩa
far from (Opposite in meaning; indicates a large distance away from something.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
near the house
|near the school
|near the station
|near the city center
Chủ đề
location
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a near [place/event/time]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may overuse 'near' as an adjective where 'nearby' is more natural for describing location.
Từ đồng nghĩa
close (Similar meaning; 'close' is more general and can apply to relationships as well as distance.)
Từ trái nghĩa
distant (Indicates something far away in space or time.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
near future
|near neighbor
|near disaster
Chủ đề
location
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Từ đồng nghĩa
closely (Can mean physically close, but also emotionally or in detail, so less precise for pure distance.)
Từ trái nghĩa
far (Indicates being a long distance away.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
come near
|stand near
|stay near
Chủ đề
location
|space
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Come near so I can see you better.
- He stood near and listened quietly.
- Don’t go near when the machine is running.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Come near to me.
- She stands near when we talk.
- The dog comes near when I have food.
Động từ
B1
action
4
Move closer to something
To get closer to someone, something, or a time.
Mẫu sử dụng:
near [something/someone]
Từ đồng nghĩa
approach ('Approach' is slightly more formal and often used for deliberate movement toward something.)
Từ trái nghĩa
recede (Means to move away from something or become more distant.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
nearing completion
|nearing the end
|nearing the finish line
Chủ đề
movement
|time
|space
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- We are nearing our destination.
- As winter nears, the days get shorter.
- The project is nearing completion.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a near [disaster/miss/impossible task]
Từ đồng nghĩa
almost ('Almost' is an adverb, so used differently in grammar but similar in meaning.)
Từ trái nghĩa
certain (Indicates definite occurrence, opposite of 'almost'.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
near miss
|near disaster
|near perfect
Chủ đề
probability
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- It was a near disaster when the car skidded on ice.
- They had a near miss with another vehicle.
- Her performance was near perfect.
Ví dụ cho người học
- It was a near miss.
- We had a near disaster on the road.
- His score was near perfect.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
near
IPA
GB/nˈɪɹ/
US/nˈɪɹ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
near (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (near)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: near
- Comparative: nearer
- Superlative: nearest
Verb
- Base: near
- 3rd Person Singular: nears
- Present Participle: nearing
- Past: neared
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
come near
1/kˈʌm nˈɪɹ/
fixed phrase
Move physically close to something/someone
To move closer to someone or something.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.