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19 May
- Spanish (Mexico)
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What is the difference between close and near ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between close and near ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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@austinhorseman20 These two words are very different so I'm not sure why you are confused by them. Is there a sentence that I can help you understand?
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- English (US)
"Close" tiene 2 significados:
1. Cierra
It's cold outside. Please "close" the door.
Hace frío afuera. Por favor "cierra" la puerta.
2. Cerca.
He sat so "close" to me that our knees touched.
Se sentó tan "cerca" de mí que nuestras rodillas se tocaban.
"Neat" tambien tiene 2 significados:
1. Arreglado
My son is a good boy, he always keeps his room "neat".
Mi hijo es un buen chico, siempre mantiene su habitación "arreglado".
2. Genial
Boy 1: Look at my new toy!
Boy 2: Wow, that's "neat"!
Niño 1: ¡Mira mi juguete nuevo!
Niño 2: Wow, es "genial"!
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- English (US)
@austinhorseman20 @Andalitebandit_6 has given you two of the most common meanings of these words but each has many more, especially "close", which is why I always suggest learning words in context and not by themselves.
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- Spanish (Mexico)
i'm sorry guys, i wrote down bad the word near.
- English (US)
@austinhorseman20 ¡Eso tiene más sentido!
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- English (US)
@austinhorseman20 Ambos "close" y "near" significan cerca.
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- Spanish (Mexico)
but guys, I know that both mean "cerca" what i wanna know is when use one and when use the other one.
- English (US)
@austinhorseman20 The words are interchangable.
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