Near East
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
near
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
near
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
near
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ being on the left side; "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
near
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
near-blind
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ having greatly reduced vision
near
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
near
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
near
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
near
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"
near
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"