nearest

UK /ˈnɪəɹɪst/ US /ˈnɪɹɪst/

prep 1

Definitions

prep

Closest to.

Mercury is the planet nearest the Sun.

Fastening one end of this at that point of the trunk of the tree which was nearest the peg, he unrolled it till it reached the peg and thence further unrolled it, in the direction already established by the two points of the tree and the peg, for the distance of fifty feet[…]

Collocations

ADJ.

antique, injured, lost

We rushed the injured dog to the nearest veterinary clinic.

VERB + NEAREST

made

She made the nearest exit and ran out of the burning building.

NEAREST + NOUN

agency, art, bus, church, courtesy, department, door, drugstore

We asked the nearest agency for help when our car broke down on the highway.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest dista

nighest
closest

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

nearest and dearest

One's closest and most intimate family members, friends, etc.

[W]hile all mourned and honoured the dead, thou hast lived to merit our hate and execration—lived to unite thyself with the vile tyrant who murdered thy nearest and dearest— […]

Example Bank

Mercury is the planet nearest the Sun.

Wiktionary

Fastening one end of this at that point of the trunk of the tree which was nearest the peg, he unrolled it till it reached the peg and thence further unrolled it, in the direction already established

Wiktionary

The ambulances carried the injured to the nearest hospital.

Tatoeba · #19590

After the concert, the crowd made for the nearest door.

Tatoeba · #25912

Where is the nearest telephone box?

Tatoeba · #27252

Where's the nearest travel agency?

Tatoeba · #27253

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