Meaning

1 senses

  1. Closer to.

    I'd like to live nearer the office.

    I’ll tell you nearer the time what to do.

Examples

34 sentences

  1. Tom is getting nearer.

    Том підходить ближче. — deniko

    ruТом подходит ближе. — marafon

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  2. Move the chair nearer to the desk.

    ruПридвинь стул ближе к парте. — soweli_Elepanto

    deRücke den Stuhl näher an den Tisch. — Esperantostern

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  3. The barking of the dogs grew nearer.

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  4. Possession is nearer to him who has than to him who claims.

    Володіння ближче до того, хто володіє, ніж до того, хто вимагає. — aandrusiak

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  5. This one nearer to me will run.

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Word family

1 related words
Derivedmirror-nearer merger

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nearB1nearbyB1nearestnearlyA2neatB2

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