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[ adjective ] (comparative of `near') being the one of two that is less distant in space
Examples "we walked to the nearer house" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)You definitely hear some of the instruments close_up and others farther back , with the difference in placement apparently more distinct than would result from the nearer instruments merely being louder than the ones farther back . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Not a bullet touched Cook who was nearer the ambush , but one hit Russell in the leg and another broke his arm , passing_on through his body . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
Examples "come closer, my dear!" "they drew nearer" "getting nearer to the true explanation" Related terms |
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