near relative

collocation in English

meaningsofnearandrelative

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near
adjective[before noun]
uk
/nɪər/us
/nɪr/
not far away in distance, time, characteristics, ...
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relative
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
a member of ...
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(Definition ofnearandrelativefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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You and possibly anearrelativewill meet one or two times with five-ten other cardiac patients and their relatives.
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The members of the family may have come quite a distance on the death of anearrelative.
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It is difficult to formulate a precise description of what is a reasonable definition of "nearrelative".
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Or near relatives—not leaving any son ornearrelativewho wished to continue in the farm.
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The existing legislation differentiates betweennearrelativesuccessors and non-nearrelativesuccessors.
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Two sisters, one weak-minded, have three illegitimate children each —one to anearrelative.
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If a farmer wishes to retire due to ill-health, we should consider allowing anearrelativeto take over at that stage.
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I regret that they have been withdrawn, but the definition of "nearrelative" needs to be much wider than to include just the son.
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To come to later years, it is only about 70 years ago that anearrelativeof my right.
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I have anearrelativewho spent years—he made a hobby of it—going around looking at houses.
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If the father died, the son as thenearrelativewould succeed to his tenancy.
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As a general rule the wife ornearrelativeof a prisoner is informed of the date of his release.
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I do not believe that an approved social worker should be able to block an application for admission by anearrelative.
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They will be tenanted by thenearrelative.
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The fact that the tenancy is continued to anearrelativedoes not make it cease to be a tenanted farm.
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Clause 77 defines anearrelativeas a wife, husband, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister or illegitimate child.
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The will to live is often inspired by the presence of anearrelative.
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It can be of any nature, for example, to his son or to anynearrelativewho may have hoped to take over the holding.
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