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близ

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1.
near, close to
+gen

Usage info

Preposition +Genitive (кого/чего-л)

Examples

Он живёт близ центра города.
He lives near the city center.
Мы остановились близ старого леса.
We stopped near the old forest.
Деревня стоит близ большой реки.
The village is situated near a large river.

Word familyблизPRO

близnear
other
бли́зостьproximity; intimacy; intimacy
nounfeminine
бли́зитьсяto draw near
verbimperfective

Related words

See also

бли́зкийclose; close; imminent; similar
бли́зкоnearby
ближа́йшийnearest; next
приближе́ниеapproach; approximation

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Contributions

klaka890 edited usage info 2 months ago.
klaka890 edited related words 2 months ago.
Lisa edited word type 7 years ago.

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Wiktionary PONS bab.la Reverso

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