Gần, cận

the school is quite near

trường học rất gần

the Near East

Cận đông

a near relation

một người có họ gần

in the near future

trong tương lai gần đây

Thân

a near friend

bạn thân

Giống, sát

near resemblance

sự giống lắm

a near translation

bản dịch sát nghĩa

Tỉ mỉ

near work

công việc tỉ mỉ

Chi ly, chắt bóp, keo kiệt

to be very near with one's money

rất chi ly đối với đồng tiền

Bên trái ( (cũng) nearside)

the near side of the road

bên trái đường

the near wheel of a car

bánh xe bên trái

the near foreleg of a horse

chân trái đằng trước của con ngựa

Gần như, hầu như (dùng trong tính từ ghép)

a near-vertical tree

một cái cây gần như thẳng đứng

One's nearest and dearest

Gia đình thân thuộc của mình

in the near distance

ngay trước mắt

Gần, ở gần; sắp tới, không xa

did you sit near enough to see the main actress?

các bạn có ngồi đủ gần để thấy cô đào chính hay không?

near at hand

gần ngay bên; gần tới nơi

near by

ở gần, ở bên

Chi ly, chắt bóp, keo kiệt

to live very near

sống chắt bóp

as near as

cũng chính xác như, cũng đúng như

there are fifty soldiers in this village, as near as he can judge

có năm mươi binh sĩ trong làng này, đúng như anh ta phán đoán

as near as dammit, as near as makes no difference

súyt soát, xê xích

so near and yet so far

đến miệng rồi còn để rơi mất

nowhere near

còn lâu

the house is nowhere near clean

căn nhà chắc là không sạch

Gần, ở gần

to stand near the fire

đứng gần lò sưởi

the performance was drawing near its close

buổi biểu diễn gần hết

Gần giống, theo kịp

who comes near him in self-denial?

ai theo kịp được anh ấy về tinh thần hy sinh?

near to sb's heart

rất gần gũi với ai, rất được ai quan tâm

to come near to sth/doing sth

gần đạt tới điều gì

Tới gần, đến gần, xích lại gần, nhích lại; sắp tới

the ship was nearing the land

tàu sắp tới đất liền

to be nearing one's end

sắp chết

gần

Close (by or at hand), not far (off or away), nearby,nigh, in or into the vicinity or neighbourhood, within (easy)reach: Draw near and listen to my tale.

Close to, next to:Don't go near the edge!

Nearly, almost, just about, wellnigh,close to being; not quite, virtually: She was damn near killedin the car crash.

Adj.

Close, imminent, immediate, impending, looming,coming, approaching, forthcoming; in the offing, at hand: Wehope to settle the pollution problem in the near future. Thetime is near for me to go. 5 nearby, close, adjacent, next-door,close-by, adjoining, abutting, neighbouring, contiguous: Mynearest neighbours live a mile away.

Stingy, mean, niggardly,miserly, parsimonious, penurious, cheap, penny-pinching,cheese-paring, selfish, close, tight-fisted, close-fisted: Heis so near he begrudged me even a cup of tea.

Close,intimate, connected, related, attached: In case of emergency,list the name and address of a near relative.

Close, narrow,hairbreadth: Although I escaped, it was a near thing.

Prep.

Close to, in the vicinity or neighbourhood of, nextto, adjacent to, within reach of, within a mile of; a stone'sthrow from, not far (away) from: She wouldn't allow the doctorto come near her. I live near the railway.

V.

Approach, draw near or nigh, come close or closer,verge on, approximate on, lean towards: As summer nears, Ithink of going on holiday. The ship neared port. His estimate isbeginning to near mine.

Adv.

(often foll. by to) to or ata short distance in space or time; close by (the time drew near;dropped near to them).

Closely (as near as one can guess).

Archaic almost, nearly (very near died).

Archaicparsimoniously; meanly (lives very near).

Prep. (compar. &superl. also used) 1 to or at a short distance (in space, time,condition, or resemblance) from (stood near the back; occursnearer the end; the sun is near setting).

(in comb.) a thatis almost (near-hysterical; a near-Communist). b intended as asubstitute for; resembling (near-beer).

Adj.

(usu.predic.) close at hand; close to, in place or time (the mannearest you; in the near future).

A closely related (a nearrelation). b intimate (a near friend).

(of a part of avehicle, animal, or road) left (the near fore leg; near sidefront wheel (orig. of the side from which one mounted)) (opp.OFF).

Close; narrow (a near escape; a near guess).

(of aroad or way) direct.

Niggardly, mean.

V.

Tr. approach;draw near to (neared the harbour).

Intr. draw near (coulddistinguish them as they neared).

Inthe immediate future. the Near East the region comprising thecountries of the eastern Mediterranean. Near Eastern of theNear East. near go colloq. a narrow escape. near the knucklecolloq. verging on the indecent. near miss 1 (of a bomb etc.)close to the target.

A situation in which a collision isnarrowly avoided.

(of an attempt) almost but not quitesuccessful. near sight esp. US = short sight. near thing anarrow escape. near upon archaic not far in time from.

Nearish adj. nearness n. [ME f. ON n‘r, orig. compar. of n = OE neah NIGH]