Engelsk tillægsord: near | |||
1. | near not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | close, nigh | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | adjacent, hot, nearby, warm | ||
Kendetegner | distance | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | far | ||
2. | near being on the left side | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The near or nigh horse is the one on the left. The animal's left side is its near or nigh side. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | nigh | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | left | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | right | ||
3. | near closely resembling the genuine article | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Near beer. A dress of near satin. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | artificial, unreal | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | natural | ||
4. | near giving or spending with reluctance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Our cheeseparing administration. Very close (or near) with his money. A penny-pinching miserly old man. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | stingy, ungenerous | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | generous | ||
5. | near with or in a close or intimate relationship | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A good friend. My sisters and brothers are near and dear. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dear, good | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | close | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | distant, remote | ||
6. | near very close in resemblance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Sketched in an approximate likeness. A near likeness. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | approximate | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | close | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | distant, remote | ||
Engelsk biord: near | |||
1. | near near in time or place or relationship | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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't come close. Don't get too close to the fire. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | close, nigh | ||
2. | near (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | about, almost, most, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: near | |||
1. | near (om bevægelse) move towards | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We were approaching our destination. They are drawing near. The enemy army came nearer and nearer. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | come, come up | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bear down on, bear down upon, close, crowd, drive up, edge in, edge up, push | ||
Kan forårsage | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | approach, come near | ||