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near

/nɪr/ /nɪə/
adjective
  1. 1
    yakın

    Only a short distance away.

    • Excuse me, where is the nearest bus stop?
      Affedersiniz, en yakın otobüs durağı nerede?
    • The station is quite near, so we can walk.
      İstasyon oldukça yakın, yürüyebiliriz.
  2. 2
    (zamanca) yakın, yaklaşan

    Coming soon, or not long from now.

    • Prices are expected to rise in the near future.
      Fiyatların yakın gelecekte artması bekleniyor.
    • The exams are near, so I'm studying every evening.
      Sınavlar yaklaştı, bu yüzden her akşam ders çalışıyorum.
  3. 3
    yakın (akraba)

    Closely related to you in your family.

    • Only near relatives were invited to the wedding.
      Düğüne yalnızca yakın akrabalar davet edildi.
    • My nearest relative lives two hundred kilometres away.
      En yakın akrabam iki yüz kilometre uzakta yaşıyor.
  4. 4
    kıl payı atlatılan, neredeyse gerçekleşen

    Almost happening, used about an accident or a disaster that very nearly happened.

    • Two planes had a near miss over the airport yesterday.
      Dün havalimanı üzerinde iki uçak kıl payı çarpışmaktan kurtuldu.
    • It was a near disaster when the brakes suddenly failed.
      Frenler aniden boşalınca neredeyse felaket yaşanıyordu.

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the nearest stationthe nearest hospitalin the near futurea near relativea near missa near thinga near disasterthe nearest thing toyour nearest and dearest

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