nearer

1. 1
   preposition

   Closer in position or distance to a specified person, place, or thing.

   He shifted his desk nearer the window for better light.

   Their farm lay nearer the river than any of the neighboring properties.

2. 2
   adjective

   Less distant; closer than something else that is being compared.

   The nearer building blocks the afternoon sun from our yard.

   Drivers should exit at the nearer junction to avoid the traffic.

   Similarcloser

   Oppositefarther, further

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