Apr 4, 2017 · OALD adds a note that Near to is not usually used before the name of a place, person, festival, etc. Not only is near me considerably more popular than near to me in both British and …

Dec 16, 2015 · Take me to a near station. When you are referring to a distance, you cannot place the word near as an adjective in front of a noun. You should place the adjective nearby to modify the …

They have slightly different implications in some contexts: "sit next to me" implies sitting in the very next seat, on one side or the other. How close that is will depend on how closely the seats are spaced, …

Apr 28, 2021 · I said 'regardless of distance'. The woman called the ring that because it was on the other woman's finger, even though it was near. I might well call something near me that if I was not holding …

Jan 21, 2021 · The aforementioned signs point to a water shortage in the near future. The aforementioned signs point to a water shortage for the near future I guess the correctness or …

Jul 8, 2022 · Suppose my friend and I are sitting on the couch and my friend is getting too near me. It's making me feel hot and I want to convey it to him. Would it be natural to say this to him: You're turnin...

neighbor : a person who lives next to or near another person : a person or thing that is next to or near another This is why you might (often) hear next-door neighbor. Such a neighbor lives in an adjacent …

Nov 5, 2021 · On the other hand "by" means "near", but a lit closer than "near". Irrespective of the fact that "beside" is more formal and "next to" is a bit more casual, I was wondering whether I have been …

Oct 17, 2017 · I would say that "next to" and "beside" are identical to me in meaning, signifying immediate adjacency. "near" is a little more approximate and to me, implies it isn't "next to" but just …

I was sitting **next to / by / by the side of / beside / close to ** my friend. As a learner all of the preparations means near or close to to me.