neared
SayNEERDUS/nɪɚd/UK · AUS/nɪə̯d/
- 1Simple past and past participle of near.
As the deadline neared, the team worked longer and longer hours.
The hikers neared the summit just before nightfall.
Note
One regular -ed form does double duty: as the simple past it stands alone (the boat neared the shore), and as the past participle it follows have or had (we had neared the border). The verb works with or without an object, so a deadline can simply have neared, while hikers neared a summit. The ending belongs to the verb alone; near as an adjective, meaning close in space, time or relationship, never takes it.
neared is a form of near
near, verb: To come closer to someone or something in space or time. Full entry
- Spelling
- near → neared: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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