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Found this should help you  understand.near/nɪə/ Learn to pronounceadverb1.at or to a short distance away; nearby."a bomb exploded somewhere near"Similar:close byclosenearbyclose/near at handnot far off/awayin the neighbourhoodin the vicinityat handwithin reachwithin close rangeon the doorstepwithin earshotwithin sighta stone's throw awayat close quartersalongsidewithin spitting distancea hopskipand a jump awaywithin sniffing distancenighOpposite:far away2.a short time away in the future."his retirement was drawing near"preposition1.at or to a short distance away from (a place)."the car park near the sawmill"Similar:close toclose bynot far (away) froma short distance fromin the vicinity ofin the neighbourhood ofwithin reach ofa stone's throw away fromnext toadjacent toalongsidebordering onadjoiningabuttingcontiguous withwithin spitting distance ofa hopskipand a jump away fromwithin sniffing distance of2.a short period of time from."near the end of the war"adjective1.located a short distance away."a large house in the near distance"Similar:closenearbynot far off/awayclose/near at handat handa stone's throw awaywithin reachwithin rangeaccessiblehandyconvenientlocalneighbouringadjacentnext-dooradjoiningborderingabuttingcontiguousproximatewithin spitting distanceOpposite:far2.only a short time ahead."the conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future"Similar:imminentforthcomingin the offingclose/near at handat hand(just) round the cornerapproachingimpendingupcomingcomingloomingOpposite:distantremoteverbcome near to; approach."soon the cab would be nearing Oxford Street"

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