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near1 /nɪr / ||/nɪə(r)/ adjetivo -er, -est

(virtual) (before n): there was ~ panic when the alarms sounded casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas;
in a state of ~ exhaustion prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

near2 adverbio -er, -est

near3 preposición -er, -est

(in position) cerca de;
don't go too ~ the fire no te acerques demasiado al fuego

(in approximation): I'd say he's ~er 70 than 60 yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

near4 verbo transitivo
acercarse^(conj.⇒) a;
the project is ~ing completion el proyecto se está por acabar

near- /'nɪr / ||/'nɪə(r)/ prefijo
casi

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near [nɪəʳ]

I	adverbio 1 (espacio) cerca: I live very near, vivo muy cerca it's near enough, está bastante cerca to come near, acercarse 2 (tiempo) to come/draw near, acercarse: Christmas is near, se acerca la Navidad
II	preposición 1 (espacio) cerca de, junto a: my parents live near the station, mis padres viven cerca de la estación 2 (tiempo) his birthday is near mine, su cumpleaños es poco antes (o después) del mío near the end of June, a fines de junio
III	adjetivo 1 (espacio: a menudo en superlativo) cercano,-a, próximo,-a, inmediato,-a: where's the nearest bank?, ¿dónde está el banco más cercano? just work it out to the nearest Euro, redondéalo en euros 2 (tiempo) cercano,-a, próximo,-a, inmediato,-a in the near future, en un futuro inmediato
IV	verbo transitivo acercarse a
V	verbo intransitivo acercarse: the building is nearing completion, están a punto de terminar el edificio ♦ LOC: to be/come near to doing sthg, estar a punto de hacer algo: she was near to crying, estaba a punto de llorar

Compound Forms:
be near			estar cerca
come near	vtr	literal (approach )	aproximarse v pron
Don't come near me or I'll shoot!
			acercarse v pron
Acercate, desde ahí no lo verás bien.
		fam	arrimarse v pron
come near	vtr	figurative (to nearly experience)	estar cerca de loc verb
After I lost my job and my son died, I came near to a breakdown.
Tras perder mi trabajo y la muerte de mi hijo, estuve cerca de una depresión.
			estar al borde de loc verb
Estuve al borde de la depresión cuando sucedió aquélla tragedia familiar.
			casi (verbo) adv
Casi me muero; casi tuve un accidente; etc.
			casi llegar vi + adv
go near			acercarse a v
in the near future			en un futuro próximo
near and far			cerca y lejos adv
near at hand			cercano adv
near by			cerca de aquí adv
near enough to			lo bastante cerca para adv
near future			futuro próximo n
near miss			que casi sucede
near point			punto cercano npl
near side			lado derecho npl
near the ground			cerca del suelo adv
near the surface			cerca de la superficie adv
near to			cerca de adv
nowhere near			no cerca de adv
nowhere near			lejos de adv
pretty near			bastante cerca adv
too near			demasiado cerca
too near			muy cerca

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Compound Forms:
be near			estar cerca
come near	vtr	literal (approach )	aproximarse v pron
Don't come near me or I'll shoot!
			acercarse v pron
Acercate, desde ahí no lo verás bien.
		fam	arrimarse v pron
come near	vtr	figurative (to nearly experience)	estar cerca de loc verb
After I lost my job and my son died, I came near to a breakdown.
Tras perder mi trabajo y la muerte de mi hijo, estuve cerca de una depresión.
			estar al borde de loc verb
Estuve al borde de la depresión cuando sucedió aquélla tragedia familiar.
			casi (verbo) adv
Casi me muero; casi tuve un accidente; etc.
			casi llegar vi + adv
go near			acercarse a v
in the near future			en un futuro próximo
near and far			cerca y lejos adv
near at hand			cercano adv
near by			cerca de aquí adv
near enough to			lo bastante cerca para adv
near future			futuro próximo n
near miss			que casi sucede
near point			punto cercano npl
near side			lado derecho npl
near the ground			cerca del suelo adv
near the surface			cerca de la superficie adv
near to			cerca de adv
nowhere near			no cerca de adv
nowhere near			lejos de adv
pretty near			bastante cerca adv
too near			demasiado cerca
too near			muy cerca

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