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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nearer, nigher, closeradverb

    (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance

    "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation"

Wiktionary

  1. neareradjective

    Less distant from.

  2. nearerpreposition

    Closer

Wikipedia

  1. nearer

    Get Tragic is the fifth studio album by British band Blood Red Shoes. It was released in January 2019 under Jazz Life Records.

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  1. nearer

    Nearer is a comparative adjective that is used to describe something as being at a shorter distance or closer proximity in position, time, or relationship in respect to another object, person, or place. It can also be used to indicate something that is more relevant or a preference in selection or occurrence.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nearer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nearer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of nearer in a Sentence

  1. Andre Bakhos:

    The nearer-term picture is, consumers are enjoying lower gas prices; it's almost as if it is an alleviation of taxes.

  2. Doreen Bakeiha:

    Many people don't have time to seek health services so we are trying to pull the services nearer to the people.

  3. Stephen Lovegrove:

    It is impossible to know that (...) we find difficulties at the site which are pretty much unprecedented, i would hope (the cost estimate) won't go up and hope we are getting nearer to a place where the NDA and Sellafield Ltd are getting to grips with problems at the site.

  4. John Burroughs:

    The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.

  5. Andre Bakhos:

    The nearer-term picture is, consumers are enjoying lower gas prices, it's almost as if it is an alleviation of taxes, someone is getting hurt in this while the consumer is benefiting, and at some point it could come back to bite the market and the economy.

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