nearer
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- adverb
- /ˈnɪrər/
:
más cerca
- She stood nearer to the edge of the cliff to get a better view of the ocean.
- draw nearer
- bring nearer
- come nearer
She picks up a chair and she says, so you're not coming any nearer.
- She picks up a chair and she says, so you're not coming any nearer.
- It may be a case that that they live nearer each other but wanna get your boy's view on this?
Examples
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As the storm approached, I knew I needed to get nearer to the safety of the house.
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But there are times... when suddenly you realize you are nearer the end than the beginning.
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You should always have the doctor nearer the door than the patient.
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So this one is nearer to here and this one's nearer to here.
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Before I draw nearer to that stone, answer me one question.
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So I went nearer to listen to them.
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And luckily, we live in a time when there are thousands of things nearer to home that people can actually do.
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Come! - What are you doing? - I'm going nearer to God.
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This puts me nearer to the O'Haras.
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The hoofbeats came nearer, turning onto the lane that led to the ranch house.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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At a shorter distance so you can see or hear better
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nearer comes from near, an old English word meaning 'close' or 'almost'. So nearer means 'more close', like moving your chair closer to the table or a deadline getting closer in time.