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near¹
/nIJ(r); US nIr/
adjective
(near·er,near·est)
near biasanya tidak di tempatkan di depan noun kecuali utk arti 5 dan 6, tetapi nearest dapat ditempatkan di depan noun
1 [usually setelah verb]
(tt jarak)
dekat
▪ The school is very near.
Sekolah itu sangat dekat.
2 (tt waktu)
dekat
▪ I hope I’ll get to meet you again in the near future.
Saya berharap saya dapat bertemu lagi denganmu dl waktu dekat.
3 [di depan noun]
(tidak ada bentuk komparatif atau superlatif)
hampir mendekati ssorg/sst
▪ a near disaster for the family
bencana yg nyaris terjadi bagi keluarga itu
4 (usually nearest bisa ditempatkan di depan noun)
(sangat) mirip
▪ He was the nearest thing/equivalent to a criminal.
Dia mirip sekali dengan penjahat.
5 terdekat
▪ Who is your nearest rival?
Siapakah rival terdekatmu?
6 near relative/relation
sanak famili terdekat
▪ He will invite only the nearest relatives.
Dia akan mengundang hanya sanak famili terdekat.
■ IDIOM| your nearest and dearest
(informal)
keluarga dekat dan sahabat2 Anda
| a near thing
keadaan yg hampir/nyaris saja berakhir dengan buruk atau menjadi petaka
▪ That was really a near thing! I could have been killed.
Itu hampir menjadi petaka! Saya mungkin bisa terbunuh.
▪ It was a near thing. We could have failed.
Hal itu hampir gagal. Kita mungkin saja gagal.
| to the nearest …
mendekati suatu angka
▪ What is the estimated cost to the nearest 10,000 dollars?
Berapakah nilai perkiraannya yg terdekat ke 10.000 dolar?
▪ $5.70 rounded to the nearest dollar is $6.
$5,70 dibulatkan ke dolar terdekat menjadi $6.

near²
/nIJ(r); US nIr/
adverb
(near·er, near·est)
1 (tt jarak) dekat
▪ Come nearer.
Datanglah lebih dekat.
2 (tt waktu)
dekat
▪ get/come/draw near
mendekat
3 (terutama dl compounds)
hampir; nyaris
▪ a near perfect show
pertunjukan yg nyaris sempurna
■ IDIOM| as near as
seakurat; setepat
▪ There were 1,000 students there, as near as I could judge/say.
Ada kira2 1.000 org seakurat yg bisa saya kira/katakan.
| as near as damn it / dammit (UK, informal)
digunakan utk mengatakan jumlah yg hampir sangat akurat sehingga selisihnya tidak ada artinya
▪ The estimated cost will be $200, (or) as near as dammit.
Harga yg diperkirakan adalah $200, dan kurang lebihnya tidak berarti.
| near enough
(UK, informal)
digunakan utk mengatakan bahwa sst itu hampir tepat atau hampir mendekati angka yg disebutkan dan selisihnya tidaklah penting; hampir
▪ I have been here ten minutes, near enough.
Saya sudah berada di sini selama hampir lima menit.
| not anywhere near; nowhere near
jauh dari
(syn far from)
▪ This amount is not anywhere near enough for me.
Jumlah ini jauh dari cukup bagiku.
| so near and yet so far
hampir suksés tetapi gagal

near³
/nIJ(r); US nIr/
preposition
(juga near to, near·er to, near·est to)
(jangan gunakan near from; near to biasanya tidak digunakan di depan nama tempat, org, féstival, dll.)
1 (tt jarak)
dekat ssorg/sst
▪ Does he live near here?
Apakah dia tinggal di dekat sini?
2 (tt waktu)
dekat sst
▪ Is your birthday near hers?
Apakah hari ulang tahunmu dekat dengan hari ulang tahunnya?
3 digunakan di depan angka; kurang lebih; kira2
▪ His salary is now near $2,000.
Gajinya sekarang kira2 $2,000.
4 hampir setara; mirip dengan ssorg/sst dl hal kualitas, ukuran, dll.
▪ He comes near me in maths.
Dia hampir setara denganku dl matématika.
5 mendekati keadaan tertentu; hampir dl keadaan tertentu
▪ The house is near completion.
Rumah itu hampir selesai.
■ IDIOM| (near) at hand
→ lihat hand¹
| near to sb’s heart
→ lihat heart
| near the mark
→ lihat mark²

near⁴
/nIJ(r); US nIr/
verb (agak formal)
(tt jarak, waktu)
mendekati
▪ [+object]
We are nearing the airport.
Kita sedang mendekati bandara.
▪ [+object]
This product is nearing the end of its life cycle.
Produk ini sedang mendekati akhir dari daur hidupnya.
▪ [+object]
Is your book nearing completion?
Apakah bukumu sedang mendekati penyelesaian?
▪ [-object]
The New Year is nearing.
Tahun baru segera datang.