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near vs near to

Both 'near' and 'near to' are correct, but 'near' is more commonly used in English. They can be used interchangeably in most cases, but 'near' is preferred for brevity and simplicity.

Last updated: March 06, 2024 • 953 views

near

This is a commonly used and correct phrase in English.

The word 'near' is used to indicate proximity or closeness to something. It can be used alone or followed by a noun or pronoun.

Examples:

The store is near.
She lives near the park.
We are near the end of the road.
The hotel is near the beach.
The cat is near the window.

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We all went on safari near the Serengeti gate.
Satellite telemetry has it crashing somewhere near Bradbury.
The Boyd Chemical Plant near Kidron, Ohio.
To live near a half-decent school.
Somebody robbed a market up near Columbus.
Strange weather patterns in a mysterious location near treasure.
Maybe in a trailer park near an airport.
Paradise must be near noon now.
A local scout troop found something near Fürstenwalde.
There's nowhere better near Downton.
Just being near that woman is exquisite torture.
I joined this religious movement near Mount Shasta.
Helen said her killer was near.
The invisible man is certain to be near.
You only find it near particle accelerators or reactors.
Those coffees near Justin Bishop's house.
My husband found work near Balinor.
Jadalla... police found three bodies near the train yards.
Our number's heading down 55th near 3rd.
Araceli Ramirez was killed near Four Corners in 2004.

Alternatives:

close to
next to
by
adjacent to
proximate to

near to

This is a correct phrase in English, but less commonly used than 'near'.

The phrase 'near to' is also used to indicate proximity or closeness to something. It can be used interchangeably with 'near', but it is slightly less common.

Examples:

The house is near to the school.
He stood near to the door.
The playground is near to our house.
She is near to tears.
The car is near to the curb.

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In the near to long-term future.
There are disabled parking spaces near to the start point on Broad Street.
I know that Linda lived near to the airbase where you were stationed.
It is built near to the ancient Agora.
This coating is particularly good for aggressive environments and extreme climatic conditions, e.g. near to salt water.
We dispose a comfortable apartment which is situated near to our hostel.
Is an interesting approach, near to video painting.
Reasonable sightseeing, quite near to downtown.
Lying very near to Dobra, but completely different.
It is near to the Yiwu market.
The location is wonderful, near to the walled city.
Our cosy family hotel is situated near to the town centre.
Hotel - Central location, near to main train station Keleti.
Not one body near to anything resembling cover.
This chapel is very near to my heart.
They are near to discovering the Well of Souls.
The field of operations may move so near to us that...
So near to all the children that they can almost be touched.
I have been a slave, or very near to one.
And it's so near to Shingu too.

Alternatives:

close to
next to
by
adjacent to
proximate to

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