close together The houses were built very close together.
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NEAR
+ behind/beside Suddenly we heard footsteps close behind us. I Nancy sat down close beside me. dose by (=near where you are) Is there a gas station close by?
not far not 'fa'r' not a very long distance
away - use this about somewhere that is near enough to be easy to get to: "Нош jar's the station?" "Oh, not far - about ten minutes by car."
+ /rom Asti is not far from the French
border.
not far away Our hotel was in the centre of town but the beach wasn't far away.
nearby ,шэг'Ьам/ \adu\ near the place where you are or the place you are talking about: Daue, who was sitting nearby, laughed when he heard this. I The house is nice, and a lot of my friends live nearby.
near by [adj only before noun] Lucy was staying with her aunt in the nearby town of Hamilton.
neighbouring British neighboring
AMtRicAN 'neib^rti3/ [adj only before noun) neighbouring country/town/area etc
a country, town etc that is near the place where you are or the place you are talking about: The fire quickly spread to the neighbouring areas.
local /'1эоЫ/ [adj only before noun] local store/hospital/school etc a store. hos pital etc that is in the area where you live and that you are most likely to use: We spent the summer evenings on the beach or in the local park. sb's local sckool/cinema You can find all these bocks in your local .library. locally lady) in the area near where you live or work: We prefer to do all our shopping locally. I Do you live locally?
within walking distance wiflin
'w:>:k irj .dislons; when a place is not far away, and you can walk there easily: There ore several good restaurants within walking distance.
■f of Dr Goldthorpe lived within walking distance of the University.
В the nearest house/ shop/station etc
the nearest jto rnor^st the nearest shop/station/bank etc the shop, station etc that is closest to where you are Excuse me, tuhere s the nearest subway station?
the next /to nekst/ the next house/
NEAR
street/room etc the house, street etc that is closest to the one you are in or the
one you are talking about: The people in the next apartment were making a lot of
noise.
El convenient because it is near
convenient for (also handy for
British informal) kan'viinbnt fb:r, 'haendi fo:r if your home, office etc is convenient for or handy for a particular place, that place is near it and easy to reach: The place where we live now is very convenient for the school ~ it's only a couple of minutes on foot. I Our flat is on the High Street, so it's very handy for the shops.
El near enough to pick up or touch
handy "haendi/ [adj] if something is handy, it is near enough for you to pick it up and use it quickly and easily keep/have sth handy Keep a pen and paper handy, because we'll be giving our phone number in a moment. I Make sure you have the manual handy when you install the new software.
handy - handier - handiest
within reach wi(>in ri:tj if something is within reach, it is near enough for you to take hold of it when you stretch out your hand: As soon as she was within reach, he grabbed her wrist.
Ci to get nearer
get near/get close /.get тэг, get
к loos/ to go or come nearer to a person, place, or thing-. As Kay got near the house she began to feel nervous. + to Don't get too close to the micro phone.
approach /a'prootj" [u I/Г] to move gradually closer to a person, place, or thing: The twin slowed down as it started to approach the station. I We could hear footsteps approaching down the corridor
i A\ Don't say 'he approached to the ; ; pldce'. Say he approached the place.
catch up/be catching up /.kaetj* лр.
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bi: ,кжфо лр to gradually get closer to a moving person or vehicle in front of you, by moving faster than they move:
Schumacher is still in front but the other Ferrari is catching up. + with Looking back, I could see that
the other walkers were catching up with us.
NEED/NOT NEED
^ see also must, important/not
important
U to need something
need niid, \v T] if you need something, you must have it. because you cannot live, succeed, or do something without it: It's cold outside - you'll need a coat. I / need time to think. 1 I think she might need a doctor.
need sth for sth He needs the information for an article he's writing, need to do sth (=when it is necessary for
someone to do something) That cat looks
as if she needs to go to the vet. need sb to do sth We need more volunteers to help clean up after the party.
need cleaning/washing/mending etc
(=need to be cleaned etc) The plants need
watering at least once с week
badly need sth (-need something ven;
much) The team badly needs some younger players.
A Don't say 'I am needing', 'he is needing', etc. Say I need, he needs etc.
require 'ri'kwai^/ [l> T] formal to need something: Is there anything further you require, sir? I Guesis who require spe- cial diets should inform the catering manager
be required for sth I regret that you do not have the qualifications required for this job.
Don't say 'I am requiring', 'she is requiring' etc. Say I require she requires etc.
Qcould do with sth/could use
sth /kud du: wifi (sth), kod ju:z (sth) spoken informal say that you could do with something or could use something when you feel that you need it and that it would improve things for you: "Let's stop
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for a minute." "Sure, I could do with a rest." I I could use some help around
here.
be desperate for sth /ьi: 'despot fb:r