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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescerca
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ser-ka
"La tienda está cerca de mi casa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Located a short distance away; close.
"The store is near my house."
- 1
At or to a short distance away from.
"She sat near the window."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'near' originates from the Old English 'neah', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*naikaz' and the Proto-Indo-European root '*nē-'. Historically, it has evolved to denote proximity in both physical and abstract contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Near" is said worldwide
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près
Transliteration: près
"Le magasin est près de ma maison."
nahe
Transliteration: nahe
"Der Laden ist nahe meinem Haus."
vicino
Transliteration: vee-chee-no
"Il negozio è vicino a casa mia."
cerca
Transliteration: ser-ka
"La tienda está cerca de mi casa."
perto
Transliteration: pehr-toh
"A loja está perto da minha casa."
नज़दीक
Transliteration: nazdeek
"दुकान मेरे घर के नज़दीक है।"
近
Transliteration: jìn
"商店离我家很近。"
가까운
Transliteration: gakkaun
"가게는 내 집 가까이에 있다."
近い
Transliteration: chikai
"店は私の家の近くにあります。"
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