Nearest - English meaning

adjective

(of a place) able to be reached or entered.

Usage examples:

The town is accessible by bus

adjective

Possible to approach, enter, or use

Usage examples:

The island is accessible only by ferry., public areas and buildings are now more accessible to peop…

adjective

Able to be easily got or used

Usage examples:

Be accessible to sb the website is accessible to all users., the studios are fully accessible to pe…

adjective

Next to or adjoining something else.

Usage examples:

Adjacent rooms

adjective

Very near, or with nothing in between

Usage examples:

They work in adjacent buildings.

adjective

Very near, next to, or touching

Usage examples:

They work in adjacent buildings., they lived in a house adjacent to the railway.

adjective

(of a building, room, or piece of land) next to or joined with.

Usage examples:

I was in an adjoining room and could hear voices

verb

Be next to and joined with (a building, room, or piece of land).

Usage examples:

The dining room adjoins a conservatory

adjective

Near, next to, or touching

Usage examples:

We asked for adjoining rooms.

adjective

Coming nearer in distance or time.

Usage examples:

An approaching car

verb

Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance or time.

Usage examples:

The train approached the main line

verb

Present participle of approach

Usage examples:

We could just see the train approaching in the distance., if you look out of the window on the left…

idiom

Happening or present at this time

Usage examples:

The space shuttle crew must stay completely focused on the task at hand.

verb

Form an edge along or beside (something).

Usage examples:

A pool bordered by palm trees

noun

A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.

Usage examples:

Panama's western border with costa rica

noun

The edge or boundary of something, or the part near it.

Usage examples:

The northern border of their distribution area

adjective

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

Usage examples:

The hotel is close to the sea

adverb

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.

Usage examples:

They stood close to the door

noun

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

adjective

Due to happen or just beginning.

Usage examples:

Work is due to start in the coming year

noun

An arrival or approach.

Usage examples:

The coming of a new age

verb

Move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker.

Usage examples:

Jessica came into the kitchen

adjective

Fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans.

Usage examples:

I phoned your office to confirm that this date is convenient

adjective

Suitable for your purposes and causing no difficulty for your schedule or plans

Usage examples:

Would 3 o’clock be a convenient time to meet?, i shop here because it’s convenient., both men suffe…

adjective

Suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty

Usage examples:

Our local shop has very convenient opening hours., a bike's a very convenient way of getting around…

adjective

About to happen or appear.

Usage examples:

The forthcoming cricket season

adjective

Happening soon

Usage examples:

The forthcoming conference, he has not been forthcoming about the details of his contract., no expl…

adjective

Friendly and helpful, willing to give information or to talk

Usage examples:

I had difficulty getting any details. he wasn't very forthcoming.

adjective

Sparing or economical as regards money or food.

Usage examples:

I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes

adjective

Careful in spending money

Usage examples:

Lungren, a fiscal conservative when it comes to spending taxpayers’ money, is frugal in his persona…

adjective

Careful to use only as much money, food, etc. as is necessary

Usage examples:

He built up his savings by being very frugal., frugal habits/living/lifestyle, frugal energy/water …

adjective

Avaricious; greedy.

Usage examples:

They were regarded as grasping landlords

verb

Seize and hold firmly.

Usage examples:

She grasped the bottle

adjective

Always eager to get more of something, esp. money

Usage examples:

He’s a grasping, insensitive executive.

adjective

Convenient to handle or use; useful.

Usage examples:

A handy desktop encyclopedia

noun

(in europe) a mobile phone.

Usage examples:

But if you can manage not to ask questions about why they don't just use their mobiles/cell phones …

adjective

Useful or convenient

Usage examples:

We found it handy to have a cellular phone., when i’m cooking something new, i like to keep the coo…

adjective

Opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behaviour.

Usage examples:

Illiberal and anti-democratic policies

adjective

Limiting freedom of expression, thought, behaviour, etc.

Usage examples:

Illiberal policies

adjective

About to happen.

Usage examples:

They were in imminent danger of being swept away

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant) likely to happen very soon

Usage examples:

A rain storm was imminent.

adjective

(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming.

Usage examples:

The author had returned to his country ahead of the impending war

verb

(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) be about to happen.

Usage examples:

It seemed certain that some great trial of strength impended between the opponents

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant) about to happen soon

Usage examples:

The impending crisis over trade made everyone nervous.

idiom

Going to happen soon

Usage examples:

With an election in the offing, the mayor is getting nervous.

adjective

Relating or restricted to a particular area or one's neighbourhood.

Usage examples:

Researching local history

noun

An inhabitant of a particular area or neighbourhood.

Usage examples:

The street was full of locals and tourists

adjective

From, existing in, or serving a particular place or small area

Usage examples:

The local population, the local newspaper, local phone calls, local government, a local anesthetic,…

verb

Appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Usage examples:

Vehicles loomed out of the darkness

adjective

(of an event) seemingly about to happen and regarded as ominous or worrying.

Usage examples:

The looming threat of social unrest

adjective

Appearing as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Usage examples:

He almost expected to see jason's looming figure suddenly appear

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

adjective

Mean.

Usage examples:

You've been too mingy with the sunscreen

adjective

Not generous and unwilling to give money

Usage examples:

I only gave five pounds towards his present - do you think that was a bit mingy?, i hate that resta…

adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser.

Usage examples:

His miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million

adjective

Like or typical of a miser

Usage examples:

A miserly person, the workers are paid a miserly $2 a day.

adjective

Not far away; close.

Usage examples:

He slung his jacket over a nearby chair

adverb

Close by.

Usage examples:

His four sisters live nearby

adjective

Next to or very near another place; adjacent.

Usage examples:

Neighbouring countries

verb

(of a place or object) be situated next to or very near (another).

Usage examples:

The square neighbours the old quarter of the town

adjective

Neighbouring places are next to or near each other

Usage examples:

Neighbouring countries/states, she married a man from the neighbouring village.

adjective

Ungenerous with money, time, etc.; mean.

Usage examples:

He accused the government of being unbelievably niggardly

adverb

In a mean or meagre manner.

Usage examples:

So, while i saw the guests sipping niggardly the punch in their short glasses, i helped myself to a…

adjective

Slight in amount, quality, or effort

Usage examples:

A niggardly donation/amount

adjective

Unwilling to spend money; miserly.

Usage examples:

Being frugal doesn't mean you have to turn into a penny pinching miser

noun

Unwillingness to spend money.

Usage examples:

This penny-pinching has exposed the bridge's steelwork to corrosion

adjective

Unwilling to spend money

Usage examples:

Workers decided to take a stand against management's penny-pinching approach to resources., the tra…

adjective

Extremely poor; poverty-stricken.

Usage examples:

A penurious old tramp

adjective

Extremely poor

adjective

Moderate; economical.

Usage examples:

Physicians advised sparing use of the ointment

verb

Give (something of which one has enough) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She asked if i could spare her a bob or two

adjective

Mean; ungenerous.

Usage examples:

His boss is stingy and idle

adjective

Not generous, or unwilling to spend money

Usage examples:

Some bankers are stingy in lending to small businesses.

verb

Supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something).

Usage examples:

Stowage room hasn't been stinted

noun

A person's fixed or allotted period of work.

Usage examples:

His varied career included a stint as a magician

noun

Limitation of supply or effort.

Usage examples:

A collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint

adjective

Fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.

Usage examples:

She twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot

adverb

Very firmly, closely, or tensely.

Usage examples:

He went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters

adjective

Infml unwilling to spend money

adjective

Not generous; mean.

Usage examples:

He was not an ungenerous man

adjective

About to happen; forthcoming.

Usage examples:

The upcoming election

adjective

Happening soon

Usage examples:

Party officials met to nominate candidates for the upcoming election.

adjective

Happening soon

Usage examples:

Check the website for a calendar of upcoming events., the company's upcoming flotation on the stock…