"nearest" meaning in English

See nearest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɪəɹɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɪɹɪst/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-nearest.ogg [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|superlative adjective}} nearest
  1. superlative form of near: most near Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: near (extra: most near) Synonyms: closest Derived forms: nearest and dearest
    Sense id: en-nearest-en-adj-hvDEh~kc Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 53 47

Preposition

IPA: /ˈnɪəɹɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnɪɹɪst/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-nearest.ogg [General-American]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} nearest, {{en-prep}} nearest
  1. Closest to.
    Sense id: en-nearest-en-prep-FgCypbWb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 53 47

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