near

near
niə 1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nær, like ved, i nærheten
2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nær
2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) i nærheten, like ved
2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nær
3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nær, like ved, i nærheten av
4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nærme seg
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
nesten
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nær
I
verb \/nɪə\/
nærme seg
as the ship neared land, the weather cleared up
da skipet nærmet seg land, klarnet det opp
the baseball season is nearing
baseballsesongen nærmer seg
II
adj. \/nɪə\/
1) nær
we are close friends
vi er nære venner
2) nærliggende
3) nærstående
4) nær forestående
5) som nært berører en
this subject is a near concern to me
dette emnet berører meg nært
6) kunst-, imitert, simile-, halv-, -lignende
7) nesten (fullstendig), nesten-
they live in near poverty
de lever i nesten fullstendig fattigdom
it was a near disaster
det var en nesten-katastrofe
8) hitterst
9) (ved ridning og kjøring med hest) venstre
the near side of the horse
venstre side på hesten
10) (gammeldags) gjerrig, påholden
he is a near old fellow
han er en gammel gjerrigknark
a near escape\/thing nære på, på hengende håret
a near miss rett ved målet (overført) en halv suksess
in the near future i nær fremtid, snart
near-antique halvantikk (om eldre) nesten utbrukt, svært gammel
the near distance (teater) hitterste\/fremste del av scenen
the Near East Det nære Østen
near leather kunstskinn
near resemblance stor likhet
a near smile antydning til et smil
a near translation en nøye\/teksttro oversettelse
III
adv. \/nɪə\/
1) nær, nær ved
don't go too near
ikke gå for nær
2) nøye, nøyaktig
he copied the drawing near
han lagde en nøyaktig kopi av tegningen
3) (gammeldags) sparsommelig
he lives near
han lever sparsommelig
as near as (could be) så nært som (mulig) på nippet, så godt som
he was as near as could be to being run over
det var på nippet at han ble kjørt over
5 pounds as near as makes no difference
5 pund gjør så godt som ingen forskjell
come\/get near nærme seg, komme i nærheten av (overført) nesten gå\/komme opp til
come\/get near to something nærme seg noe
draw near nærme seg, være i anmarsj
be near være nær
I came near doing it
jeg var nær ved å gjøre det
(overført) stå for døren
Christmas is near
julen står for døren
near at hand nærliggende, i nærheten, nært forestående, stå for døren
I have the book near at hand
jeg har boken i nærheten
near here her i nærheten
near (up)on nær, nesten, bort imot
it was near upon 2 o'clock
klokken var nesten to
near to nær (inntil), i nærheten av
keep near to me
hold deg i nærheten av meg
be near (and dear) to somebody (overført) stå noen nær
be near with one's money være gjerrig, være sparsommelig
IV
prep. \/nɪə\/
1) nær, nesten
it was near midnight
det var nesten midnatt
2) i nærheten av, ved siden av, nær
it lies near my heart
det ligger meg varmt om hjertet
come and sit near me
kom og sett deg ved siden av meg
I wouldn't go anywhere near the place
jeg ville ikke engang komme i nærheten av det stedet

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