about, nearly;
— ընդ —, very near, soon, in a short time;
— ի վենետիկ, near Venice;
— է ի մեզ, it is near or quite close to us;
— առ միմեանս, together, one with another, side by side;
— լինել, to be near, ready at hand;
to be on the verge or brink of, at the point of;
— լինել ի մահ, to be at the point of death;
— ի վախճան լինել, to be drawing to a close;
to be approaching one's end;
— բազմիլ, to sit near;
— դնել, to propose;
to confront, to compare.