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I. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] ADJ

1. near (close in space):

near: nahe <näher, am nächsten>

near: in der Nähe

where is the nearest phone box?: wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?

in the near distance: [ganz] in der Nähe

2. near (close in time):

near: nahe <näher, am nächsten>

in the near future: in der nahen Zukunft

3. near (most similar):

nearest: am nächsten

walking in these boots is the nearest thing to floating on air: in diesen Stiefeln läuft man fast wie auf Watte

this was the nearest equivalent to cottage cheese I could find: von allem, was ich auftreiben konnte, ist das hier Hüttenkäse am ähnlichsten

he rounded up the sum to the nearest dollar: er rundete die Summe auf den nächsten Dollar auf

4. near attr (close to being):

he was in a state of near despair: er war der Verzweiflung nahe

that's a near certainty/impossibility: das ist so gut wie sicher/unmöglich

a near catastrophe/collision: eine Beinahekatastrophe/ein Beinahezusammenstoß m

5. near attr (person):

near: nahe <näher, am nächsten>

near: eng <enger, am engsten>

he's a near neighbour: er gehört zu der unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft

near relative: enge[r] [o. nahe[r]] Verwandte[r]

his nearest and dearest hum: seine Lieben hum

6. near attr Brit, Aus AUTO, TRANSP (nearside):

near: auf der Beifahrerseite pred, nach n

Phrases:

a near thing that was a near thing! it could have been a disaster: das war aber knapp! es hätte ein Unglück geben können

she won in the end but it was a near thing: am Ende hat sie doch noch gewonnen, aber es war knapp

II. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] ADV

1. near (close in space):

near: nahe <näher, am nächsten>

do you live somewhere near?: wohnst du hier irgendwo in der Nähe?

I wish we lived nearer: ich wünschte, wir würden näher beieinanderwohnen

I was standing just near enough to hear what he was saying: ich stand gerade nah genug, um zu hören, was er sagte

near at hand object: in [unmittelbarer] Reichweite

near at hand place: [ganz] in der Nähe

2. near (close in time):

near: nahe <näher, am nächsten>

to draw [or get]near: näher rücken

the time is drawing nearer: die Zeit rückt näher

3. near (almost):

near: beinahe

near: fast

a near perfect performance: eine fast perfekte Vorstellung

I near fell off the chair: ich wäre beinahe vom Stuhl gefallen

as near as as near as he could recall, the burglar had been tall: soweit er sich erinnern konnte, war der Einbrecher groß gewesen

I'm as near certain as can be: ich bin mir so gut wie sicher

there were about 60 people at the party, as near as I could judge: ich schätze, es waren so um die 60 Leute auf der Party

near enough inf: fast

near enough inf: beinahe

she's been here 10 years, near enough: sie ist seit 10 Jahren hier, so ungefähr jedenfalls

they're the same age or near enough: sie haben so ungefähr dasselbe Alter

nowhere [or not anywhere]near: bei Weitem nicht

his income is nowhere near enough to live on: sein Einkommen reicht bei Weitem nicht zum Leben [aus]

he's not anywhere near as [or so] tall as his sister: er ist längst nicht so groß wie seine Schwester

Phrases:

as near as dammit [or damn it] Brit inf it will cost £200, or as near as dammit: so Pi mal Daumen gerechnet wird es etwa 200 Pfund kosten

III. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] PREP

1. near (in proximity to):

near [to]: nahe [bei] +dat

he stood near her: er stand nahe [o. dicht] bei ihr

do you live near here?: wohnen Sie hier in der Nähe?

we live quite near [to] a school: wir wohnen in unmittelbarer Nähe einer Schule

the house was nowhere near the port: das Haus lag nicht mal in der Nähe des Hafens

don't come too near me, you might catch my cold: komm mir nicht zu nahe, du könntest dich mit meiner Erkältung anstecken

which bus stop is nearest [to] your house?: welche Bushaltestelle ist von deinem Haus aus die nächste?

go and sit nearer [to] the fire: komm, setz dich näher ans Feuer

there's a car park near the factory: bei [o. in der Nähe] der Fabrik gibt es einen Parkplatz

2. near (almost time of):

I shan't be home till some time near midnight: ich werde erst so um Mitternacht zurück sein

it's nowhere near time for us to leave yet: es ist noch längst nicht Zeit für uns zu gehen

I'm nowhere near finishing the book: ich habe das Buch noch längst nicht ausgelesen

details will be given near the date: die Einzelheiten werden kurz vor dem Termin bekanntgegeben

his birthday is very near Easter: er hat kurz vor Ostern Geburtstag

I'll think about it nearer [to] the time: wenn die Zeit reif ist, dann werde ich drüber nachdenken

near the end of the war: gegen Kriegsende

3. near (close to a state):

near: nahe <näher, am nächsten>

we came near to being killed: wir wären beinahe getötet worden

they came near to blows over the election results: sie hätten sich fast geprügelt wegen der Wahlergebnisse

near to starvation/dehydration: nahe dem Verhungern/Verdursten

near to tears: den Tränen nahe

4. near (similar in quantity or quality):

he's nearer 70 than 60: er ist eher 70 als 60

this colour is nearest [to] the original: diese Farbe kommt dem Original am nächsten

nobody else comes near him in cooking: was das Kochen angeht, da kommt keiner an ihn ran

5. near (about ready to):

to be near to doing sth: nahe daran sein, etw acc zu tun

I am near to losing my temper: ich verliere gleich die Geduld

he came near to punching him: er hätte ihn beinahe geschlagen

6. near (like):

he felt something near envy: er empfand so etwas wie Neid

what he said was nothing near the truth: was er sagte, entsprach nicht im Entferntesten der Wahrheit

7. near (almost amount of):

near: annähernd

near: fast

it weighed near to a pound: es wog etwas weniger als ein Pfund

temperatures near 30 degrees: Temperaturen von etwas unter 30 Grad

profits fell from £8 million to nearer £6 million: die Gewinne sind von 8 Millionen auf gerade mal 6 Millionen zurückgegangen

IV. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] VB trans

to near sth: sich acc etw dat nähern

to near sth: etw dat näher kommen

we neared the top of the mountain: wir kamen dem Gipfel des Berges immer näher

to near completion: kurz vor der Vollendung stehen

sb nears his/her end liter: jds Ende naht euph

V. near [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] VB intr

near: sich acc nähern

near: näher kommen [o. rücken]

lunchtime is nearing: es ist bald Mittagszeit

as Christmas neared, little Susan became more and more excited: als Weihnachten nahte, wurde die kleine Susan immer aufgeregter

near- [nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] COMP

near-: beinahe

near-: Beinahe-

a near-disaster: ein Beinaheunglück nt

she was near-hysterical by the time we arrived there: sie war beinahe hysterisch, als wir dort ankamen

Near ˈEast N

the Near East: der Nahe Osten

near-ˈliq·uid ADJ inv

near-liquid asset FIN: Quasigeld nt <-es, -er>

near ˈmiss N

1. near miss MIL:

near miss: Beinahetreffer m

2. near miss (near-accident):

near miss: Beinaheunfall m

near miss AVIAT: Beinahezusammenstoß m <-es, -stöße>

that was a near miss, we must have come within an inch of that lorry!: das ist grade noch mal gut gegangen, um ein Haar wären wir mit dem Laster zusammengeprallt!

3. near miss fig:

near miss: Beinaheerfolg m

to be a near miss a. lit attempt, bomb, shot: knapp danebengehen

near ˈmon·ey N FIN

near money: Geldsubstitut nt

near money: Quasigeld nt <-es, -er>

near money: geldnahe Anlage

near money asset: Near-Money-Asset m

near-ˈsight·ed ADJ esp Am

near-sighted: kurzsichtig

near-ˈsight·ed·ness N no pl esp Am

near-sightedness: Kurzsichtigkeit f <-, -en>

near ˈthing N inf

near thing: knappes Entkommen

that was a near thing!: das war knapp!

near-bank N FINMKT

near-bank (banknahe Institute, die Finanzdienstleistungen in Form von Bankgeschäften erbringen): Near Bank f

near money N INV-FIN

near money: Geldsubstitut nt

near money: Quasigeld nt

near money: Near Money nt

near money: geldnahe Anlage f

near accident TRANSP SAFETY

near accident: Beinaheunfall

come near to VB intr

to come near to doing sth: drauf und dran sein, etw zu tun

OpenDict entry

near-natural ADJ

near-natural (environment, conditions): naturnah

near-natural (animal husbandry): artgerecht

Present
I	near
you	near
he/she/it	nears
we	near
you	near
they	near

Past
I	neared
you	neared
he/she/it	neared
we	neared
you	neared
they	neared

Present Perfect
I	have	neared
you	have	neared
he/she/it	has	neared
we	have	neared
you	have	neared
they	have	neared

Past Perfect
I	had	neared
you	had	neared
he/she/it	had	neared
we	had	neared
you	had	neared
they	had	neared

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

his nearest and dearest hum: seine Lieben hum

closest [or nearest]rival: größter [o. schärfster] Rivale/größte [o. schärfste] Rivalin

where is the nearest phone box?: wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?

a flight leaving from the nearest airport: ein Flug vom nächstgelegenen Flughafen

this colour is nearest [to] the original: diese Farbe kommt dem Original am nächsten

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