near

Şişmiş lenf düğümleri genellikle enfeksiyon, tümör ya da iltihap barındıran bölgelerin civarında olur. - Swollen lymph nodes are usually found near the site of an infection, tumour, or inflammation.

Yolumu nehir civarında kaybettim. - It was near the river that I lost my way.

az kalsın

Yoldan geçerken az kalsın araba çarpıyordu. - He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.

yaklaşmak

Ona yaklaşmak istemiyorum. - I don't want to go near her.

Uçurumun kenarına çok yaklaşmak tehlikeli olurdu. - It would be dangerous to go too near the edge of the cliff.

daha yakındaki

yakınında

Buranın yakınında iyi bir Tayland restoranı var. - There's a nice Thai restaurant near here.

Eczane, hastanenin yakınında. - The pharmacy is near the hospital.

{f} yaklaş

Sözlük yaklaşık yarım milyon kelime toplar. - The dictionary gathers nearly half a million words.

İstasyona geri dönüş uzun bir yol olmasına rağmen, eski vagon yavaş yavaş yaklaştı. - Although it was a long way back to the station, little by little the old wagon drew near.

şuracıkta

{s} eli sıkı

neredeyse

Neredeyse araba beni ezecekti. - I was nearly run over by a car.

O çift neredeyse her gece içer. - That couple gets soused nearly every night.

sıkı

Araba frenleri sıkıştığında neredeyse bir kaza yapıyorduk. - We nearly had an accident when the car brakes jammed.

{s} samimi

near at hand yakın

{s} cimri

hemen hemen, az daha, az kaldı, az kalsın, neredeyse: He came near to falling. Az daha düşecekti

teklifsiz

{e} bitişik

{f} yakınlaşmak

yaklaşık olarak

Dünya nüfusu bir yılda yaklaşık olarak 90 milyon kişi artıyor. - The world population is expanding at the rate of nearly 90 million people a year.

Tom yaklaşık olarak senin ölçünün iki katı. - Tom is nearly twice your size.

nearly

neredeyse

O çift neredeyse her gece içer. - That couple gets soused nearly every night.

Neredeyse araba beni ezecekti. - I was nearly run over by a car.

nearly

hemen hemen

Amerika'da, benim programım hemen hemen her gün farklı ve benzersizdir. - In America, my schedule is different and unique nearly every day.

Hemen hemen hiç yakın dostu yoktur. - She has nearly no close friends.

near here

bu civarda

near miss

(deyim) ucuz kurtulma ,kil payi kurtulma

near-earth

Dünyaya yakın, dünyanın yakınında yer alan

near-earth object

Güneş sisteminde dünyaya yakın gök cismi

Yakın gelecekte, AIDS'e son verebileceğiz. - In the near future, we will be able to put an end to AIDS.

Bu problemler yakın gelecekte çözülmüş olacak. - These problems will be solved in the near future.

near infrared

yakın kızılaltı

near letter quality

mektup niteliğine yakın

Buralarda, bu civarda

near infrared

yakın kizilalti

near net shape

ürünün ilk üretildiği halinin son şekle çok yakın oluşu

(Spor) Yakın direk, on direk

The goalkeeper saved a shot from the striker at his near post.

(Tıp, İlaç) Bilinç kaybı olmaksızın baygınlık hissetme, baygınlık hissi, neredeyse bayılma

near-death experience

near-subsistence lifestyle

geçimini sağlayacak kadar olanaklarla sürülen yaşam tarzı

Near East

yakın doğu

Çatallar yıllardır Avrupa'da ve Yakın Doğu'da kullanılıyordu, ama yalnızca yemek pişirmek için. - Forks were used for many years in Europe and the Near East, but only for cooking.

near ambush

(Askeri) Yakın pusu

near at hand

yakın

Giriş sınavımız çok yakındı. - Our entrance examination was near at hand.

Noel yakın, değil mi? - Christmas is near at hand, isn't it?

near beer

hafif bira

near collision.

(Askeri) (AIRCRAFT) ÇARPIŞMA TEHLİKESİ (HAVA ARACI): Bak. "near miss (aircraft) "

near end crosstalk

(NEXT) yakin caprazkarisma

near end echo

yakin uctaki yanki

near field

(Nükleer Bilimler) yakın alan (fresnel bölgesi)

near miss

(Askeri) (DOD, IADB) (AIRCRAFT) TEHLİKELİ YAKLAŞMA (UÇAK) (AMERİKA SAVUNMA BAKANLIĞI, AMERİKAN SAVUNMA KURULU): Uçuş esnasında iki pilot arasındaki mesafenin her ikisince, muhtemel çarpışma tehlikesine yol açacak bir durum teşkil ettiği kabul edilen hal. Bak. " near collision"

near miss

(Askeri) TEHLİKELİ YAKLAŞMA (DOD, NATO): Uçuş esnasında, iki uçak arasındaki mesafenin tehlikeli bir durum oluşturabileceği hal. Aynı zamanda buna airmiss denmektedir

near neutral territory

(Ticaret) nötre yakın bir konum

near real time

(Askeri) YAKLAŞIK GERÇEK ZAMAN: Otomatik işlemin ve bir olayın oluşu ile diğer bazı mevkilerde bu bilginin alınışı arasındaki görüntünün neden olduğu gecikme. Bak. " real time; reporting time interval"

near real time

(Askeri) gerçek zamana yakın

near real time dissemination

(Askeri) gerçek zamana yakın dağıtım

near shore supply point

(Askeri) YAKIN KIYI İKMAL NOKTASI: Bir köprübaşında veya bir kıyı başında tesis olunan ikmal noktası

(deyim) kaza veya herhangi kotu bir seyden kurtulmak

near to one's heart

(deyim) birisine hitap eden

near zone

(Nükleer Bilimler) yakın bölge (alan)

nearer

daha yakınında

approaching

{s} yaklaşan

Sana faydalı olmak amacıyla sana yaklaşan bir adam görürsen, hayatın için koşmalısın. - If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intention of doing you good, you should run for your life.

Yaklaşan insanların sesini duyabiliyorduk. - We could hear the sound of people approaching.

Dünya nüfusu bir yılda yaklaşık olarak 90 milyon kişi artıyor. - The world population is expanding at the rate of nearly 90 million people a year.

Saat yaklaşık olarak altıdır. - It's nearly six o'clock.

nearly

yakından

approaching

(Spor) adımlama

in the near future

prep.gibi yakın: ıf.kadar

come near

yaklaş

Bana yaklaşma, soğuk almışım. - Don't come near me. I have a cold.

Herhangi birinin ateşe yaklaşmasına izin vermeyin. - Don't let anyone come near the fire.

{f} yaklaş

Biz yavaş yavaş sona yaklaşıyoruz. - We're slowly nearing the end.

Benim deneme süremin sonu yaklaşıyor. - The end of my probation period is nearing.

Tom'a yakın olmak istiyor musun? - Do you want to be near Tom?

Sadece sana yakın olmaktan mutluyum - I'm happy just to be near you.

familiar, intimate, near

Samimi, yakın tanıdık

get near

Yaklaşmak, yakınına gelmek

get near, come close

Yakın, yakın gel olsun

he was near swooning

(deyim) alakası yok

of, near, or relating to the equator

Yakın, ya da ekvator ile ilgili

the Near East

Yakın Doğu

third person singular of near

üçüncü kişi yakın tekil

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

(Askeri) BM Yakın Doğu Filistinli Mültciler için Yardım ve İş Dairesi

approaching

{s} yakında olacak olan

bring near

{f} yaklaştırmak

far and near

orada burada

go out and wander far and near

{s} en yakın

En yakın tren istasyonu nerede? - Where's the nearest train station?

En yakın telefon nerede? - Where is the nearest telephone?

Jules Verne'in romanları adeta gelecekten haberler vermiştir. - Jules Verne's novels nearly gave the news from the future.

nearly

az daha

nearly

as nearly as I can tell yaklaşık olarak

nearly

takriben

Saat takriben altıdır. - It's nearly six o'clock.

nearly

az kalsın

Yoldan geçerken az kalsın araba çarpıyordu. - He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.

{i} cimrilik

Yakın Doğu. The needle skips a lot Bu plakta iğne sık sık atlıyor

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von near im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

approximate, almost

The two words are near synonyms.

physically close

To decrease the distance to something

close to in time

The voyage was near completion.

approaching

The end is near.

nearly

The fire was almost dead, the chamber near dark.

Tom has been gone for nearly three years. - Tom has been gone nearly three years.

I am nearly forty and still unmarried. - I am nearly forty and still not married.

close to, in close proximity to

It shied, balked, and whinnied, and in the end he could do nothing but drive it into the yard while the men used their own strength to get the heavy wagon near enough the hayloft for convenient pitching.

Having a small intervening distance with regard to something

I'm near sighted.

{a} not distant, close, intimate, niggardly

{a} at hand, closely, sparingly

close by; close in time; almost

move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

When someone or something nears a particular stage or point, they will soon reach that stage or point. His age was hard to guess -- he must have been nearing fifty The project is taking a long time but is now nearing completion. = approach

The near one of two things is the one that is closer. a mighty beech tree on the near side of the little clearing Jane put one foot in the near stirrup and turned to look at the stranger. far

being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"

Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land

{e} close to; in the vicinity

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

Closely; intimately

To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land

People sometimes refer to their close relatives and friends as their nearest and dearest. that English convention of not showing your feelings, even to your nearest and dearest. = kith and kin

If something is near a place, thing, or person, it is a short distance from them. Don't come near me Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage He drew his chair nearer the fire Some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire. Near is also an adverb. He crouched as near to the door as he could She took a step nearer to the barrier As we drew near, I saw that the boot lid was up. Near is also an adjective. He collapsed into the nearest chair Where's the nearest telephone? The nearer of the two barges was perhaps a mile away. + nearness near·ness He was suddenly aware of his nearness

near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn'tcome close"; "don't get too close to the fire

emphasis You use nowhere near and not anywhere near to emphasize that something is not the case. They are nowhere near good enough It was nowhere near as painful as David had expected

giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape

Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original

very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"

If you say that something will happen in the near future, you mean that it will happen quite soon. The controversy regarding vitamin C is unlikely to be resolved in the near future

You use near and far to indicate that you are referring to a very large area or distance. People would gather from near and far

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost'; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

You say that an important time or event nears when it is going to occur quite soon. As half time neared, Hardyman almost scored twice = approach

See Off side, under Off, a

You use near to indicate that something is almost the thing mentioned. She was believed to have died in near poverty on the French Riviera. the 48-year-old who was brought in to rescue the bank from near collapse. Near is also an adverb. his near fatal accident two years ago

See the Note under near, a

- within one meter - delete all references to close proximity and replace by near

When you near a place, you get quite near to it. As he neared the stable, he slowed the horse and patted it on the neck

Close to one's interests, affection, etc

You use near to say that something is a little more or less than an amount or number stated. to increase manufacturing from about 2.5 million cars a year to nearer 4.75 million

In a contest, your nearest rival or challenger is the person or team that is most likely to defeat you. That victory put the Ukrainians beyond the reach of their nearest challengers, Dynamo Moscow

touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend

emphasis You can say that someone will not go near a person or thing when you are emphasizing that they refuse to see them or go there. He will absolutely not go near a hospital I'm so annoyed with her that I haven't been near her for a week

If a time or event draws near, it will happen soon. The time for my departure from Japan was drawing nearer every day

Closely connected or related

or same = the two words must be in the same sentence

{f} approach (a time or a place)

You describe the thing most similar to something as the nearest thing to it when there is no example of the thing itself. It would appear that the legal profession is the nearest thing to a recession-proof industry

To draw near; to approach

If something happens near a particular time, it happens just before or just after that time. Performance is lowest between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m, and reaches a peak near midday I'll tell you nearer the day

{s} close; close in time; closer; intimate; of the last moment; stingy; left-handed

This is a spell Range Spells cast at Near range are cast upon something that is within fifteen paces of the magus

imminent, close to in time

Nearly; almost; well-nigh

If something is similar to something else, you can say that it is near to it. a sickening sensation that was near to nausea. Near means the same as near to. Often her feelings were nearer hatred than love

closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"

with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

-Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous: One of the NASA's first two Discovery missions, it was launched in February 1996 and will rendezvous with 433 Eros in January 1999 (see Table 3 1)

Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh

Immediate; direct; close; short

The side of the horse that faces west when the animal is walking north The horse's left side Horses are most often led, saddled, and mounted from the near side Opposite of off

Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg

If someone or something is near to a particular state, they have almost reached it. After the war, The House of Hardie came near to bankruptcy The repairs to the Hafner machine were near to completion Apart from anything else, he comes near to contradicting himself. = close Near means the same as near to. He was near tears We are no nearer agreement now than in the past

At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh

Close-fisted; parsimonious

anear

{e} by

Near East

The region located south of Eastern Europe, comprised of Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia

near infrared

infrared light closest in wavelength to visible light, from .7 - 1.4 µm

near miss

Very, very close. Nearly a hit, but a miss, nonetheless

near post

The goalpost nearest from where a cross is made

near sighted

myopic; unable to see distant objects unaided

near the knuckle

Risqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety

It's raw, this kind of work, and near the knuckle: unsupported by music, lighting, video screen, it's just you and them, you and them and the dead,.

near vision

The ability to see clearly an image that is relatively close (about 10 to 13 inches)

near-Earth object

An asteroid, comet or large meteoroid whose orbit intersects Earth's orbit, especially those which pose a collision danger

near-death experience

A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function

near-field

In loudspeaker acoustics, referring to a region where the intensity of direct, unreflected sound from the source (such as a loudspeaker) is significantly dominant over any indirect or reflected sound.Brungart Douglas S. and Rabinowitz William R.; "Auditory Localization in the Near-Field"; The Third International Conference on Auditory Display, November 1996

near-field

In radio-frequency electromagnetic technology, the region within about half a wavelength from an electrically small antennaCharles Capps, “Near-field or Far Field,” EDN, August 16, 2001, pp. 95-102.. More specifically it is the region within the radiansphereWheeler, H.A.; "The Radiansphere around a Small Antenna"; Proceedings of the IRE Aug. 1959, Volume: 47 Issue: 8 pp: 1325 - 1331. 10.1109/JRPROC.1959.287198

near-field

In physical acoustics, the region of space within a distance a fraction of a wavelength from a sound source. Accordingly, the outer boundary of the near-field region is closer for high-pitched sound than for low-pitched sound

near-minimal pair

A pair of words differing by a few (but more than one) phonetic segments or suprasegments, used to suggest a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme may be valid

near-minimal pairs

plural form of near-minimal pair

near-sighted

myopic, suffering from myopia

near-earth object

A Solar System object whose orbit brings it into proximity with the Earth

near abroad

The 'near abroad' is a term used in the context of Russian foreign policy that describes non-Russian countries that were once part of the Soviet Union

near east university

Near East University (NEU) is a private international institution of higher education in Northern Cyprus. It was founded in the Turkish side of Nicosia in 1988

near syncope

(Tıp, İlaç) Syncope in itself is brief lapse of consciousness. So near syncope would be the sensation of light-headedness

near-prime

Near-prime, also called subprime lending, B-paper or second chance lending, is the practice of making loans to borrowers who do not qualify for the best market interest rates because of their deficient credit history. The term also refers to paper taken on property that cannot be sold on the primary market, including loans on certain types of investment properties and certain types of self-employed individuals

Near East

The Near East is the same as the Middle East. Near Easterner n. the Middle East Eastern

Near East

Middle East, countries in southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa

Near Islands

A group of islands of southwest Alaska. The westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, they were occupied by Japan from June 1942 until May-June 1943. Attu is the chief island of the group

Near Islands

{i} group of islands located in southwest Alaska (United States)

near and dear

people who are precious, family members

near at hand

close by, easy to reach

near beer

Any of various malt liquors (see Citation)

near beer

drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol

near beer

A malt liquor that does not contain enough alcohol to be considered an alcoholic beverage

near east

the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"

near field

That part of the sound field where the sound level varies from point to point because of the radiation pattern of the source

near field

The area that is very close to the transducer where the Inverse Square Law does not apply For speakers it is within a few feet of the diaphragm For microphones it is usually only a few inches This term is often erroneously used in place of Close Field when describing monitoring scenarios

near field

Pertains to that range of listening distances in which the sounds reaching the ears are predominantly direct The opposite of "Far Field"

near field

The area up to one foot from the sound source

near field

The region of an electromagnetic field comprising two components, the reactive Rayleigh region immediately surrounding the antenna and a radiating near field or Fresnel component which exists when the major dimension of the antenna, D, is large compared with the wavelength, l , of transmission

near gale

strong wind, stormy wind

near her time

the time when she will give birth is soon

near letter quality

NLQ, high-quality printing

near miss

You can say that there is a near miss when something is nearly hit by another thing, for example by a vehicle or a bomb. Details have been given of a near miss between two airliners over southern England earlier this week We've had a few near misses in the raids, as I expect you've noticed. = narrow escape

near miss

an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided

near miss

failure to hit a target, failure to reach a goal; narrow escape

near miss

A near miss is an attempt to do something which fails by a very small amount. Milan's successful defence of the European Cup and near-miss in the Italian championship last season

near point

The nearest point at which an object can be seen distinctly by the eye

near side

The side of the moon facing earth

near side

The left-hand side of the horse

near side

The left side of horse and rider whilst riding

near side

The half of a router that has a direct path to the NSS

near side

The left side of the horse

near side

The left-hand side of a horse

near thing

Something that barely succeeds or nearly ends in failure or disaster

near thing

narrow escape from danger, miraculous rescue

near thing

something that barely avoids failure or disaster

near upon

just before, right before, almost in front of

near vision

vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer

near(a)

being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side

near-death experience

the experience of being close to death but surviving

near-death experience

A near-death experience is a strange experience that some people who have nearly died say they had when they were unconscious. Mystical or transcendent experience reported by people who have been on the threshold of death. The near-death experience varies with each individual, but characteristics frequently include hearing oneself declared dead, feelings of peacefulness, the sense of leaving one's body, the sense of moving through a dark tunnel toward a bright light, a life review, the crossing of a border, and meetings with other spiritual beings, often deceased friends and relatives. Near-death experiences are reported by about one-third of those who come close to death. Cultural and physiological explanations have been offered, but the causes remain uncertain. Typical aftereffects include greater spirituality and decreased fear of death

near-sighted

Someone who is near-sighted cannot see distant things clearly. The girl squinted at the photograph. She seemed to be nearsighted. = short-sighted long-sighted

near-sightedness

When people are nearsighted the surface of the eye is too curved Lasers can be used to flatten the front of the eye to correct the near-sightedness

near-sightedness

the eye tends to be oblong, with the retina farther from the front of the eye than normal Light entering the cornea focuses the images in front of the retina, rather than on it

near-sightedness

The condition in which one sees more clearly and easily at near points than at distances In most cases this condition is easily screened for and prescription lenses can be prescribed Good visual acuity is then attained at distance Research studies have shown that often the "near-sighted students are the best readers

as near as makes no difference

Almost, nearly, the specified attribute, to the extent that the lack of attainment of the attribute does not matter

draw near

To approach, move toward

The crowd drew near to the speaker.

nearer

Closer

nearer

Less distant from. Comparative form of near: more near

nearest

closest to

The planet closest to the sun is Mercury. - The planet nearest to the sun is Mercury.

Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. - Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun.

nearest

closest to, Superlative form of near

nearly

almost, but not quite; slightly short of

He left a nearly full beer on the bar.

nearest

nearly

{a} at hand, closely, sparingly

nearness

{n} closeness, niggardliness, avarice

ner

{f} bring close, bring close by

come near

almost do or experience something; "She came near to screaming with fear

come near

almost do or experience something; "She came near to screaming with fear"

come near

move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

come near

come close to, approach

draw near

move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

draw near

get near, come close

far and near

all over, everywhere; distant and close

get near

approach, draw close, draw near

getting near

getting close, getting closer

his end is near

he is doomed, his days are numbered, he will die soon

in the near future

before long, soon, in the time to come

(comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"

nearer

(comparative of `near') being the one of two that is less distant in space; "we walked to the nearer house"

nearer

(comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation

nearest

(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death

nearing

present participle of near

nearly

In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost

Nearly is used to indicate that something will soon be the case. It was already nearly eight o'clock I was nearly asleep The voyage is nearly over You're nearly there I've nearly finished the words for your song. = almost

nearly

almost, closely, all but

nearly

emphasis You use not nearly to emphasize that something is not the case. Father's flat in Paris wasn't nearly as grand as this Minerals in general are not nearly so well absorbed as other nutrients British car workers did not earn nearly enough money to buy the products they were turning out. = nowhere near

nearly

in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"

nearly

near

Tom has been gone nearly three years. - Tom has been gone for nearly three years.

I am nearly forty and still not married. - I am nearly forty and still unmarried.

nearly

Nearly is used to indicate that something is not quite the case, or not completely the case. Goldsworth stared at me in silence for nearly twenty seconds Hunter knew nearly all of this already Several times Thorne nearly fell I nearly had a heart attack when she told me The beach was nearly empty They nearly always ate outside. = almost, practically

nearness

proximity

nearness

The state or quality of being near; used in the various senses of the adjective

nearness

The state of being near

nearness

the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action

nearness

{i} closeness, state of being near; degree of proximity

nearness

the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

nears

third person singular of near

near

Türkische aussprache

nîr

Synonyme

abreast, abutting, adjacent, adjoining, alongside, along toward, approximal, around, at close quarters, available, beside, bordering, burning, close, close-at-hand

Antonyme

remote, far from, away, distant, far, deferred, expired, postponed, gone, past, unfamiliar

Aussprache

/ˈnər/ /ˈnɪr/

Etymologie

[ nir ] (adverb.) 13th century. From Middle English nere, ner, from Old English nēar (“nearer”, comparative of nēah, "nigh"), influenced by Old Norse nǣr (“near”), both originating from Proto-Germanic *nēhwizô (“nearer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *nēhwaz (“near”). Cognate with Old Frisian niār (“nearer”), Old High German nāhōr (“nearer”).