What does nearest mean?
Definitions for nearest
near·est
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Princeton's WordNet
nearest, nighest, closestadverb
(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
"that was the time he came nearest to death"
Wiktionary
nearestadjective
closest to,
nearestpreposition
closest to
Wikipedia
nearest
NEAR or Near
ChatGPT
nearest
Nearest refers to the smallest distance or the closest proximity to a specific point, location, object, or person. It implies a relative position that is physically or conceptually closer than any other.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nearest' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4630
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nearest' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3610
Anagrams for nearest »
earnest
Earnest
eastern
sterane
estrane
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nearest in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nearest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of nearest in a Sentence
Advocate General Priit Pikamae:
A passenger biting other passengers and attacking the cabin crew trying to calm him down, resulting in the deviation of a Lisbon-Fortaleza flight to the nearest airport in order to disembark this passenger and his baggage, leading to a flight delay, falls under the concept of extraordinary circumstances.
For the great mass of mankind, the only saving grace needed is a steady fidelity to what is nearest to hand and heart for the short moment of each human effort.
I personally think we have a at least 2 to 3 years or more lead on our nearest competitor Ericsson (in software).
The air is full of souls those who are nearest to earth descending to be tied to mortal bodies return to other bodies, desiring to live in them.
I do not have a shelter in the building, every time I hear a siren, I run to hide at the nearest subway station.
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