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  1. "Near to me" or "near me"? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Apr 4, 2017 · In the NOW Corpus, near me is 31 times more common. This is a different matter with some other position-related words; something can be close to me but not close me, and the same for …

  2. Confused between 'Near something' and 'Near to something'

    0 Actually, near something would work and I would use it over near to something. Where is your book? -Near my bed. Where is Wall Mart?-Near my house.

  3. grammar - Could it be correct to say "near from"? - English Language ...

    Oct 10, 2016 · Can you tell me please if this sentence is grammatically correct: My school is near from my house.

  4. Near, Nearer, Nearest - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    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 …

  5. "Beside" VS "Next to" VS "By" [closed] - English Language Learners ...

    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 …

  6. If you as much as (go/come) near the building we're going to

    Aug 7, 2020 · The word near can be used as a verb (to near the end). So it's grammatically correct to talk about (to) near the building but it's most unlikely in context. If I came across it in a text, I would …

  7. What is the difference between "next to, beside, by, and near"

    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 …

  8. A person that you share the neighborhood with

    Please don't vote to close this as a question that can be answered with a dictionary. Most dictionaries are not clear about subtleties like what this question asks about neighbor, and the question actually …

  9. prepositions - "In the (near) future" or "for the (near) future ...

    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 …

  10. prepositions - By the side of / by / beside / next to / close to ...

    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.