Definition
Comparative form of near; at a shorter distance or closer in time, space, or relationship.
Etymology
From Old English 'nēarra', comparative of 'nēah' meaning 'close'. Related to Old Norse 'nær' and German 'näher', from Proto-Germanic 'nehwiz' meaning 'near'.
Kelly Says
English has an unusual double comparative system where 'near' becomes 'nearer' (not 'more near'), but 'close' becomes 'closer' (not 'closer'). This irregularity reflects the ancient Germanic roots of 'near' versus the Latin origins of 'close', preserving linguistic history in everyday speech.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተቀራራው
teh-keh-rah-rah-oo
BNবাংলা
নিকটতর
nee-koh-tah-r
CACatalà
més a prop
mehs ah PROH-p
CSČeština
blíže
BLEE-zheh
DADansk
nærmere
NEH-rmeh-reh
ELΕλληνικά
κοντινότερα
koh-tee-noh-TEH-rah
ESEspañol
más cerca
MAH-s SEH-rah
FAفارسی
نزدیکتر
nah-ZDEE-kehtehr
FISuomi
lähempänä
LAH-heh-meh-nah
FRFrançais
plus près
ploo PREE
GUGU
નજીકનું
nah-JEE-kah-nohm
HAHA
kusa da kusa
KOO-sah dah KOO-sah
HEעברית
קרוב יותר
krohv YOH-tehr
HIहिन्दी
निकटतम
nee-kat-tam
HUMagyar
közelebb
KOE-zeh-lehb
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih dekat
leh-bee deh-KAHT
ITItaliano
più vicino
pyoo vee-CHEE-noh
JA日本語
より近く
yoh-ree chikaku
KKKK
жақындағы
zhah-KEEN-dah-gee
KMKM
ជិតជាង
cheet chee-ahng
KO한국어
더 가까이
deh gah-kah-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih hampir
leh-bee hahm-PEER
MYမြန်မာ
နီးနီးပို
nee-nee-poh
NLNederlands
dichterbij
dikh-tayr-bay
NONorsk
nærmere
NEH-rmeh-reh
PLPolski
bliżej
BLEE-zhay
PTPortuguês
mais perto
MAH-ee PEH-too
RORomână
mai aproape
MAH-ee ah-proh-PEH
RUРусский
ближе
BLEE-zheh
SVSvenska
närmare
NEH-rmah-reh
SWKiswahili
karibu zaidi
kah-REE-boo zah-EE-dee
TAதமிழ்
அருகிலுள்ள
ah-roo-geel-oo-lah
TEతెలుగు
దగ్గరగా
dahg-gah-rah-gah
THไทย
ใกล้กว่า
KLAH-ee gwah
TLTL
mas malapit
mahs mah-lah-PEET
TRTürkçe
daha yakın
dah-hah YAH-keen
UKУкраїнська
ближче
BLEE-zheh
URاردو
قریب تر
KHA-reeb tahr
VITiếng Việt
gần hơn
gahn hohn
ZUZU
ekhaya ekhaya
eh-KHAH-yah eh-KHAH-yah