qarīb I. a [generally predicative] near, close by; घर बिलकुल ~ है the house is quite --. II. adv near; ~ आओ come --; वह मेरे ~ बैठा था he was sitting -- me; वह और करीब आया he came nearer, ~ ~ almost, nearly: ~ ~ ठीक है almost correct. III. post p. के ~ near; घर (खिड़की, नदी, सड़क) के ~ near the house (window, river, road); गाँव के ~ कोई रेलवे स्टेशन नहीं था there was no railway station -- the village. [syn. पास, निकट]

taq·rīban adv nearly, approximately [पाँच मील five miles, सौ आदमी a hundred men, सात रुपये seven rupees]; ~ चार बजे at about four o'clock. [syn. क़रीब- क़रीब, लगभग]