Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: nearest
IPA transcription: [n'ɪɹəst]
Pronunciations of nearest
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r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: nearest, nighest, closest
    Meaning: (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"
Usage examples
  • Stooping, he went through the nearest door.
  • "How far is the nearest village from here?"
  • "Rome of the Empire comes nearest to it...."
  • Venezuela is our nearest neighbor to the south.
  • "Tell me, please, how to recognise the nearest."
  • Cygni is the nearest star to us in this part of the sky.
  • The man was nearest to me, and I could see him more distinctly.
  • The largest is known as the Pyramid of Cheops and is nearest Cairo.
  • 'Then send for some,--to the tap downstairs, if that's the nearest!
  • The chuck holds the work truest that comes the nearest to fitting it.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hofgarten (Munich), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Open cluster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Big Bang, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cattle egret, License CC BY-SA 4.0