# nearer

Pronunciation: US say "NEER-ur" /ˈnɪɹɚ/; UK say "NEER-uh" /ˈnɪəɹə/

## Preposition

1. Closer in position or distance to a specified person, place, or thing.
   - Simple: Closer in distance to a 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._

## Adjective

2. Less distant; closer than something else that is being compared.
   - Simple: Closer than another thing and not as far away.
   - _The nearer building blocks the afternoon sun from our yard._
   - _Drivers should exit at the nearer junction to avoid the traffic._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/nearer (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).