near

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/nɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nēr)

Inflections of 'near' (adv):
nearer
adv comparative
nearest
adv superlative
Inflections of 'near' (adj):
nearer
adj comparative
nearest
adj superlative
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Voornaamste vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
near adv (within a short distance)dichtbij, vlakbij bw
 The teacher gestured to the children to gather near.
near adv (around, approximately)rond, omstreeks, ongeveer bw
 It's near nine o'clock.
near prep (within a small distance, close to)dichtbij, vlakbij bw
 Near where he was sitting, she found a coin.
near adj (close in time)nabij bn
 I'll do the job in the near future.
near prep (close in time)tegen bw
 They scored a point near the end of the game.
near vi (approach)naderbij komen, dichterbij komen onoverg.ww
  naderen, benaderen onoverg.ww
 She neared, and whispered a secret in my ear.
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Aanvullende vertalingen
EngelsNederlands
near adj (closely related)naast bn
 We have invited all the near relatives to the wedding.
near adj (close to original)sprekend bw
 It is a near likeness of the original painting.
near adj (friends: intimate)goed, intiem bn
 She gathered her near friends to tell them about her engagement.
near adv (proximate)bij voorz.
 Take the bicycle near you.
near adv US, informal (all but, nearly)bijna bw
  vrijwel, praktisch bw
  zo goed als
 It's near five years since I've seen my friend.
near,
near [sth]
vtr
(approach)naderbij komen, dichterbij komen overg.ww
  naderen, benaderen overg.ww
 The landing plane neared the airport.
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Voornaamste vertalingen
NederlandsEngels
afzienbaar bn (niet ver weg) (future)foreseeable adj
  near adj
nabij bn (dichtbij)near, close by adj
na bw (dichtbij, nabij)near, close adv
bij vz (nabijheid)near prep
  close prep
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Aanvullende vertalingen
NederlandsEngels
dichtbij bw (op korte afstand)near, close, nearby, close by adv
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Samengestelde woorden:
NederlandsEngels
bij lange na niet frase (nog lang niet)nowhere near adv
  not even close adv
in de buurt van vz+nw de+vz (dichbij)nearby adv
  near to, close to adj + prep
liggen bij ww+vz (v. stad: gelegen zijn bij)be situated near, be located near v expr
nabije toekomst bn+nw de (binnenkort)near future n
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Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
EngelsNederlands
go near vtr phrasal insep (approach, get close to)in de buurt komen van frase
  naderen overg.ww
 Kom niet in de buurt van het water.
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Samengestelde woorden:
EngelsNederlands
near and far adj (close and distant)dichtbij en ver weg bn
 Focusing the camera can be a problem in shots where objects are near and far.
near and far,
far and near
adv
(everywhere)overal bw
  van heinde en ver frase
 We hunted near and far for that missing shoe.
 People came from near and far to see the boy wonder play the piano.
near at hand adj figurative (close, approaching) (figuurlijk)op handen vz + nw mv
 The grapes are ripening; harvest time is near at hand.
near at hand adj (very near)dichtbij, in de buurt bw
 He always keeps a pipe and tobacco near at hand.
near miss n (almost a collision)bijna raak bw + bn
 That was a near miss; those two cars almost collided.
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Collocatie: nearing [your destination, the store, the school], in the near future, nearing the top of the [mountain, hill], meer...

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