Apr 4, 2017 · In the NOW Corpus, near me is 31 times more common. This is a different matter with some other position-related words; something can be close to me but not close me, and …

Nov 5, 2021 · On the other hand "by" means "near", but a lit closer than "near". Irrespective of the fact that "beside" is more formal and "next to" is a bit more casual, I was wondering whether I …

0 Actually, near something would work and I would use it over near to something. Where is your book? -Near my bed. Where is Wall Mart?-Near my house.

Can you tell me please if this sentence is grammatically correct: My school is near from my house.

Dec 16, 2015 · Take me to a near station. When you are referring to a distance, you cannot place the word near as an adjective in front of a noun. You should place the adjective nearby to …

Aug 7, 2020 · The word near can be used as a verb (to near the end). So it's grammatically correct to talk about (to) near the building but it's most unlikely in context. If I came across it in …

Oct 17, 2017 · I would say that "next to" and "beside" are identical to me in meaning, signifying immediate adjacency. "near" is a little more approximate and to me, implies it isn't "next to" but …

Please don't vote to close this as a question that can be answered with a dictionary. Most dictionaries are not clear about subtleties like what this question asks about neighbor, and the …

I was sitting **next to / by / by the side of / beside / close to ** my friend. As a learner all of the preparations means near or close to to me.

Feb 9, 2015 · The English language has many ambiguities such as this. Consider the difference between "near" and "far". Then consider that "as near as I can tell" and "as far as I can tell" …