Talk:near

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic near and far

This certainly is a preposition. http://machaut.uchicago.edu/?action=search&word=near&resource=Webster's&quicksearch=on --Connel MacKenzie 23:33, 6 June 2007 (UTC)Reply

Please read Joan Maling (1983). She has shown it is rather an adjective with which you can omit the preposition to. - TAKASUGI Shinji (talk) 16:24, 21 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

Kept. See archived discussion of February 2008. 07:01, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

"From Proto-Indo-European *meg'hr-" edit

... really? Wyang (talk) 03:30, 6 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

I don't know, but if you want to learn more, you can try asking CodeCat (talkcontribs). —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 04:08, 6 February 2013 (UTC)Reply
I've removed the derivation, which was completely unknown to me. It was originally added by an IP in July 2011. No source, justification or explanation given anywhere, and on the face of it, it doesn't merely look implausible or improbable, but downright impossible. There may be some additional steps in between involved, but as long as there is not even so much as a hint at these, I'm not ready to believe this bizarre etymology and I have to assume someone is pulling our collective leg. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 17:46, 17 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

"Near" in Art History edit

Some modern Art History publications use phrases like "THE PAINTER OF THE AEGINA CHIMAERAS Near the Nessos Painter" [1] with a strange use of word "near", which seems to be a short version of "Attributed to an artist near ..." as in [2]. As far as I understand "THE PAINTER OF THE AEGINA CHIMAERAS Near the Nessos Painter" phrase means that THE PAINTER OF THE AEGINA CHIMAERAS might be the same as "Nessos Painter" judging by the style or it can be someone who has similar style. I do not think that meaning is covered by current definitions listed. How would we add it? --Jarekt (talk) 13:03, 30 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Translations edit

I think there are several (if not many) "translations" of the adjective which are actually only translations of the adverb 89.0.214.40 23:35, 16 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

draw near edit

draw near seems to inherit the transitivity of near --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:04, 25 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Closer of two or more edit

Take the near street and then turn right --Backinstadiums (talk) 08:14, 4 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

as near as edit

As accurately as: There were about 3 000 people there, as near as I could judge. --Backinstadiums (talk) 20:07, 25 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

in the near future edit

In formal contexts, we can use near as an adjective to refer to time with the phrase in the near future meaning ‘soon’. It is usually in end position. We don’t use near as an adjective modifying a noun when it refers to distance: a nearby restaurant. --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:06, 31 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

Adverb: closely with respect to connection or similarity edit

A near-fatal accident. My position that was near standing.' --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:21, 13 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

near and far edit

All over; covering a wide area. Often in "from near and far." --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:27, 17 May 2021 (UTC)Reply

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