What does nearer mean?
Nearer means Less distant; comparative form of near: more near..
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/ˈnɪəɹə/ · adjective
Less distant; comparative form of near: more near..
There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away.
I'd like to live nearer the office.
I’ll tell you nearer the time what to do.
I still seem to be no nearer a solution.
The star grew—it grew with a terrible steadiness hour after hour, a little larger each hour, a little nearer the midnight zenith, and brighter and brighter, until it had turned night into a second day.
Use nearer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nearer means Less distant; comparative form of near: more near..
Common synonyms include close, near, nigher, closer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away.
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