"be near the end" in German to be near the end im Sterben liegen dem Ende nahe sein Detailed translations for "be near the end" to be near the end to be near the end(also: to be dying, to be on your deathbed, to be in extremis) im Sterben liegen to be near the end(also: to be dying, to be on your deathbed, to be in extremis) dem Ende nahe sein{intransitive verb}