gaire. 1. f. (gs. ~). Nearness, proximity. I n~ duine, áite, near a person, a place. Ná tar i mo, ar mo, ghaire, don’t come near me. Ní rachainn ina ghaire ná ina ghaobhar, I wouldn’t go next or near him. ~ gaoil, closeness of relationship. I n~ do mhí, close on a month. Ar ghaire trá, convenient to a strand. 2. gsf. & comp. of gar2.