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nearer

UK/ˈnɪəɹə//ˈnɪɹɚ/

nearer adjective: less distant; comparative form of near: more near.

Adjective

nearer

  1. 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

nearer

  1. Closer to.
    • I'd like to live nearer the office.
    • I’ll tell you nearer the time what to do.

nearer meaning in Malayalam, Odia and Sanskrit

nearer in Malayalam

അടുത്തുള്ള, അടുത്ത്

nearer in Odia

ନିକଟତର

nearer in Sanskrit

nearer, very near
नेदीयस् nédīyas
nearer
अवर ávara

Words formed from nearer

Words that rhyme with nearer

Questions about nearer

What does nearer mean?
Nearer means less distant; comparative form of near: more near.
What is nearer in Malayalam?
Nearer in Malayalam is അടുത്തുള്ള, അടുത്ത്. See Nearer meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is nearer?
Nearer can be an adjective or a preposition.
How do you pronounce nearer?
Nearer is pronounced /ˈnɪəɹə/ (UK).

Words near nearer in the dictionary

  1. Nearchus
  2. Nearctic
  3. Nearctica
  4. neare
  5. neared
  6. nearer
  7. nearest
  8. nearest and dearest
  9. nearfall
  10. nearfalls
  11. nearfield

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nearer (page history and authors); nearer (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nearer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अवर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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