near

IPA(Pronunciation)

/nɪə(ɹ)/

Physically close to, in close proximity to. / Close to in time. / Close to in nature or degree.

Japanese Meaning

物理的に近い、接近している / 時間的に近い、近接している / 程度や性質が似ている、類似している

The coffee shop near the bookstore always fills up on rainy afternoons.

その喫茶店は書店の近くにあり、雨の午後にはいつも満席になります。

Sense（1）

Physically close to, in close proximity to.

There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.

Sense（2）

Close to in time.

The voyage was near completion.

Sense（3）

Close to in nature or degree.

His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.