What is the difference between near and beside please give examples
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‘Near’ really suggests ‘not far from’ as in - They live near the main railway station and the noise of the trains keeps them awake at night.
‘Beside’ on the other hand describes ‘very close to’ as in - I was sitting beside a very pretty girl at the theatre, which made it difficult for me to concentrate on the play. It can also mean very close geographically. There is a famous popular song which has as its main chorus line - Oh I do like to be beside the seaside.
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Hello Alan, thank you so much for answering this question. I was toying with the idea of answering it myself but quickly realized that I wouldn’t be able to produce half a descriptive and precise response as you so I’m glad you spent your time on this.
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Alan has very succinctly explained the difference.
Beside means by the side of. I think it is more close than near.
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