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/nɪr/
(compar -er superl -est)
1 adv. [in place] hurbil, hur, hurre, gertu, ondoan
is there a post office near here?: badago postetxerik hemendik gertu?
don't come any nearer!: ez zaitez gehiago hurbildu!
he lives quite near: hemendik gertu samar bizi da
to be near at hand: eskueran izan; eskueran eduki
2 adv. [in time] laster; [to bring] gerturatu, hurbildu
the holidays are near: oporrak laster dira
the agreement brings peace a little nearer: hitzarmen honek bakerantz zertxobait gehiago hurbiltzen gaitu
winter is drawing near: negua gainean dugu
3 adv. [in level, degree]
that's near enough: ez dago gehiago zehaztu beharrik
"have you finished it yet?" — "nowhere near": —amaitu al duzu? —ezta pentsatu ere, oraindik asko falta zait; —lekutan nago, tokitan nago
the nearest I ever got to winning: irabazteko gertuen izan naizen unea/garaia/denbora
it isn't anywhere near enough: hori ez da nahikoa, inolaz ere
I came near to telling her everything: ia den-dena kontatu nion
near on 3,000 people: ia 3.000 pertsona; ia 3.000 lagun
it's in near perfect condition: ia-ia erabat sendatuta dago; kasik guztiz sendatu da
5 prep. [of place] -tik hurbil/gertu
the school is near my house: ikastola nire etxetik gertu dago
if you come near me I'll kill you: nigana hurbiltzen bazara, akabatu egingo zaitut
we weren't anywhere near the station: geltokitik urruti samar ginen; geltokitik oso urruti geunden
don't go near the edge: ez hurbildu ertzera
the passage is near the end of the book: pasartea liburuaren azken aldean dago
6 prep. [in time] hurbil, gertu, ondoan
her birthday is near mine: tarte handirik gabean egiten ditugu urteak
7 prep. [almost] -t(z)eko puntuan/zorian, -t(z)ear
she was near to tears: negarrez hasteko puntuan/zorian zegoen
she was near death: hiltzeko zorian zegoen; hiltzear zegoen; hil ez hil zegoen
8 adj. [in place] hurbil, hur, gertu; hurbileko, hurreko, gertuko
where's the nearest service station?: zein da gertuen dagoen gasolindegia?
a near town: gertuko herria
my house is near enough to walk: nire etxea oso gertu dago; oinez joateko ez dago urrun
9 adj. [in time] hurbil, hur, gertu
in the near future: etorkizun hurbilean
10 adj. [in level, degree]
£250 or nearest offer: 250 libera edo hortik gertu dagoen eskaintza
he calculated the price to the nearest pound: prezioa liberaraino biribildu zuen
he won, but it was a near thing: irabazi egin zuen, baina larri-larri; irabazi egin zuen, baina oso alde txikiaz
11 adj. [relative] hurbil, hurko
your nearest and dearest: senide eta adiskide kutunenak