hurbil

iz. (B) ( hurbiltasuna ) proximity, nearness; gau beltzaren \hurbilak eguna inoiz baino desiragarriago bihurtzen duenean when the proximity of a dark night makes daytime more desirable than ever io. ( hurkoa )

1. nearby; herri \hurbilenera to a nearby town

2. immediate; gertakari baten kausa \hurbilak the immediate causes of an {event || incident}

3. ( ahaidea ) close, closely related adb.

1. ( gertu )

a. ( tokia ) near, nearby, close; Massangano herritik \hurbil hil zen he died {near ||in the vicinity of} Massangano; oso \hurbil dago it's very near; zugandik \hurbil bizi naiz I live near you; etxetik \hurbil samar dagoenean when it's rather close to home; hain urruti eta hain \hurbil so near and so far

2. arazoa \hurbilagotik aztertuz gero looking at the matter closer at hand

3. ( etorkizunari d. ) \hurbil dugu urte berria the new year is {fast approaching ||now upon us}

4. ( ia ) close to; duela 25 urte \hurbil close to 25 years ago ; saskibaloi jokalari hura oso handia zen: bi metro edo \hurbil that basketball player was tall: six foot eight or close to it