= close in time with time stipulated → gegen; near (to) Loss of life → dem Tode nahe; she is near her time → es ist bald so weit (bei ihr); near (to) the appointed time → um die ausgemachte Zeit herum; phone once again nearer (to) Christmas → rufen http://near02368.ambien-blog.com/11862869/detailed-notes-on-learnnear