How to pronounce nears
Listen to nears in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“nears” in real sentences
63 clips in the index · 24 American · 6 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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The material sucked in as it nears the event horizon.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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Every time an election nears, the drums of war grow louder.
Oxford Union · hear it here
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As he nears his 70th birthday, will he ever get out?
E.P. James MacAdams · hear it here
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As surface light disappears and the temperature nears freezing, an alien world appears.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of nears. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.