- near disaster
- "His quick thinking saved an RAF jet pilot from a near disaster."
Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors. 2013.
near disaster
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near — ► ADVERB 1) at or to a short distance in space or time. 2) almost. ► PREPOSITION (also near to) 1) at or to a short distance in space or time from. 2) close to (a state or in terms of resemblance). ► ADJECTIVE … English terms dictionary
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near — near1 W1S1 [nıə US nır] adv, prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short distance away)¦ 2¦(short time before)¦ 3¦(almost doing something)¦ 4¦(amount or level)¦ 5¦(similar)¦ 6 near perfect/impossible etc 7 draw near 8 (as) near as damn it 9 near enough … Dictionary of contemporary English
disaster — n. 1) to cause a disaster 2) to experience, meet, suffer (a) disaster 3) to court disaster 4) to cope with; recover from (a) disaster 5) to avert (a) disaster 6) a catastrophic, devastating, major, tragic, unqualified disaster 7) an impending;… … Combinatory dictionary
near — 1 adverb, preposition 1 only a short distance from a person or thing: Bob was standing near enough to hear what they said. | Why don t you move your chair nearer mine? | near to: Don t sit too near to the screen. | go/come/get etc near (=to move… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
near — near1 [ nır ] function word *** Near can be used in the following ways: as a preposition: I lived near the school. I ll write and let you know nearer the time. as an adverb: Come nearer, and I ll tell you the whole story. as an adjective: I went… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
near — I UK [nɪə(r)] / US [nɪr] adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Near can be used in the following ways: as a preposition: I lived near the school. ♦ I ll write and let you know nearer the time. as an adverb: Come nearer, and I ll tell you… … English dictionary
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