nearer

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪɹɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪəɹə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪəɹə(ɹ)

nearer

1. Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.

   There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away.

nearer

1. Closer to.

   I'd like to live nearer the office.

   • 1897, H. G. Wells, The Star:

     The star grew—it grew with a terrible steadiness hour after hour, a little larger each hour, a little nearer the midnight zenith, and brighter and brighter, until it had turned night into a second day.

• earner, re-earn, reearn