No. 196 in Persian
نزدیک
Near
In a sentence
خانه ما نزدیک مدرسه است.
Our house is near the school.
In this sentence, "نزدیک" describes proximity in terms of location between our house and the school.
من به دوست نزدیکم کمک کردم.
I helped my close friend.
Here, "نزدیک" is used metaphorically to describe a strong or close personal relationship with the friend.
پرنده خیلی نزدیک پرواز میکرد.
The bird was flying very close.
In this context, "نزدیک" indicates a short distance between the bird and the reference point perceived by the speaker.
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