Definition of the word near

Pronunciation of vocabulary near

nearadverb
gần, cận, ở gần
/nɪə/

Origin of the word near

The word "near" has a long and fascinating history. The modern English word "near" comes from Old English "nær" or "nah", which meant "close" or "nigh". This Old English word is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*nār", which is also the source of the Modern German word "nah". The Proto-Germanic word is thought to have been borrowed from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ne-", which meant "to touch" or "to come near". The Proto-Indo-European root "*ne-" is also the source of many other English words related to proximity, such as "nearby", "nearest", and "nearer". Over time, the meaning of "near" has expanded to include not just physical closeness, but also emotional or figurative closeness, as seen in phrases like "near to my heart" or "near miss". Despite its evolution, the core idea of "near" as a word remains the same: to convey a sense of proximity or closeness to something.

Vocabulary summary near

type adjective

meaning near

example the ship was nearing the land

example to be nearing one's end

example day is near breaking

meaning close

example who comes near him in self-denial?

meaning similar

example near resemblance: very similar

example a near translation

type adverb

meaning near, near; coming, not far

example the ship was nearing the land

example to be nearing one's end

example day is near breaking

meaning spend ly, be stingy, be stingy

example who comes near him in self-denial?

Example of vocabulary nearnamespace

at a short distance away from somebody/something

ở một khoảng cách ngắn với ai đó/cái gì đó

Do you live near here?
Bạn có sống gần đây không?
Go and sit nearer (to) the fire.
Đi đến ngồi gần ngọn lửa hơn.

a short period of time from something

một khoảng thời gian ngắn từ một cái gì đó

My birthday is very near Christmas.
Sinh nhật của tôi rất gần với Giáng sinh.
I’ll think about it nearer (to) the time (= when it is just going to happen).
Tôi sẽ nghĩ về nó gần hơn (đến) thời điểm (= khi nó sắp xảy ra).

used before a number to mean ‘approximately’, ‘just below or above’

được sử dụng trước một số có nghĩa là 'xấp xỉ', 'ngay bên dưới hoặc bên trên'

Share prices are near their record high of last year.
Giá cổ phiếu đang ở gần mức cao kỷ lục của năm ngoái.
Profits fell from $11 million to nearer $8 million.
Lợi nhuận giảm từ 11 triệu USD xuống gần 8 triệu USD.

similar to somebody/something in quality, size, etc.

tương tự với ai/cái gì về chất lượng, kích thước, v.v.

Nobody else comes near her in intellect.
Không ai khác đến gần cô ấy về mặt trí tuệ.
He's nearer 70 than 60.
Ông ấy gần 70 hơn là 60.
This colour is nearest (to) the original.
Màu này gần nhất (với) màu gốc.

close to a particular state

gần với một trạng thái cụ thể

a state near (to) death
một trạng thái gần (đến) cái chết
She was near to tears (= almost crying).
Cô ấy gần như rơi nước mắt (= gần như khóc).
We came near to being killed.
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