BE A NEAR/CLOSE THING

Meaning of BE A NEAR/CLOSE THING in English

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THING — I. ˈthiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly, reason; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEAR — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, nere, from Old English nēar — more at near II obsolete : nearer II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English closen, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THING — thing 1 /thing/ , n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEAR — — nearness , n. /near/ , adv., nearer, nearest , adj., nearer, nearest , prep., v. adv. 1. close; to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOSE — — closable, closeable /kloh"zeuh beuhl/ , adj. — closely /klohs"lee/ , adv. — closeness /klohs"nis/ , n. v. /klohz/ ; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEAR — I. ˈnir adverb Etymology: Middle English ner, partly from ner nearer, from Old English nēar, comparative of nēah nigh; partly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOSE — I. ˈklōz verb ( closed ; clos·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun a portion or part; something. 2. thing ·noun a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. 3. thing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
NEAR — adv closely; intimately. 2. near ·adj close-fisted; parsimonious. 3. near ·adv nearly; almost; well-nigh. 4. near ·adv closely connected or …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
NEAR — [near] adv [ME ner, partly fr. ner nearer, fr. OE near, comparative of neah nigh; partly fr. ON naer nearer, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOSE — [close] vb closed ; clos.ing [ME, fr. OF clos-, stem of clore, fr. L claudere to shut, close; perh. akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEAR — near BrE AmE nɪə AmE nɪ ə r ▷ neared nɪəd AmE nɪ ə rd ▷ nearer ˈnɪər ə AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOSE — I . / kləʊz; NAmE kloʊz/ verb , noun —see also close (II) ■ verb WINDOW / DOOR, etc. 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — / θɪŋ; NAmE / noun OBJECT 1. [ C ] an object whose name you do not use because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — / nɪə(r); NAmE nɪr/ adjective , adverb , preposition , verb ■ adjective ( near·er , near·est ) HELP NOTE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEAR — I. near 1 S1 W1 /nɪə $ nɪr/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . SHORT DISTANCE AWAY only a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THING — n.1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
NEAR — adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1. (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) situated at only a short distance or interval. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CLOSE — I. SHUTTING OR COMPLETING /kloʊz/ ( closes, closing, closed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — ( things) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEAR — ( nearer, nearest, nears, nearing, neared) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NEAR — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEAR — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES almost/nearly/near perfect ▪ His collection included an almost perfect skeleton of an armadillo. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEAR — Synonyms and related words : about, about to be, abutting, accost, adjacent, adjoining, advance, advancing, all but, almost, along toward, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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THING — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, …
Slang English vocab
CLOSE — I. close verb 1. to fill an opening with an appropriate closure be sure to close the gate Synonyms: ||put …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEAR — I. verb Near is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ deadline Near is used with these nouns as …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING — See ↑ CHARACTER 2,6, ↑ DETAIL 1, ↑ DO/NOT DO 7, ↑ HAPPEN 7, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ THING 1,3 …
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NEAR — See ↑ NEAR 1,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ around/near there • ↑ be a near thing/close thing • ↑ be a …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEAR — INDEX: 1. not far away 2. near where you live 3. easy to get to 4. the nearest house/shop/station etc …
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CLOSE — See ↑ CAREFUL 5, ↑ COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL 4, ↑ END 1, ↑ LOVE 3, ↑ NEAR 1, ↑ RELATIONSHIP 2, ↑ …
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEAR — adj. 25B6; adverb her children all live near : CLOSE (BY), nearby, close/near at hand, in the neighbourhood, in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLOSE — n. 25B6; adjective the town is close to Leeds : NEAR, adjacent; in the vicinity of, in the neighbourhood of, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CLOSE — v. 1 shut, close up, seal; close off, lock, padlock, secure, fasten I closed my eyes Please close the door …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THING — noun 1 DUBIOUS : Being punctual is a very important thing. GOOD : Being punctual is very important. ◆◆◆ Avoid …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NEAR — adjective 1 BAD : He decided to visit a friend who lived very near from where he was at that …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THING — сущ. 1) а) вещь, предмет What are those white things in the field? ≈ Что это там белеет в поле? …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEAR — 1. прил. 1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields ≈ близлежащие поля Syn : not distant б) более …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOSE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле (в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THING — thing.ogg θıŋ n 1. 1> вещь; предмет material things - физические предметы small thing - вещица thing of beauty - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEAR — near.ogg 1. nıə a 1. близкий; тесно связанный near relation - ближайший родственник, член семьи ( о детях и родителях …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOSE — _I 1. kləʋs n 1. огороженное стеной место ( около дома или деревни ) breaking smb.'s close - нарушение границы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
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