near
Pronunciation change
Preposition change
Preposition |
- With a small distance between; close.
- The end is near.
- She lives near me.
- The house is near the beach.
Adjective change
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Positive |
- Almost
- It was a near miss, but the car didn't hit us.
- Close
- The nearest thing to me is my family.
- We'll be meeting again in the near future.
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Verb change
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To come close to, approach.
- We neared the beach.