nearer
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɪɹɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɪəɹə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪəɹə(ɹ)
Adjective
[edit]nearer
- Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.
- There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away.
Preposition
[edit]nearer
- Closer to.
- I'd like to live nearer the office.
- 1897, H. G. Wells, The Star:
- The star grew—it grew with a terrible steadiness hour after hour, a little larger each hour, a little nearer the midnight zenith, and brighter and brighter, until it had turned night into a second day.