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Definition: near
near
adj 1: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;
“near neighbors”;
“in the near future”;
“they are near
equals”;
“his nearest approach to success”;
“a very
near thing”;
“a near hit by the bomb”;
“she was near
tears”;
“she was close to tears”;
“had a close call”
[syn:
close] [ant:
far]
2: being on the left side;
“the near or nigh horse is the one
on the left”;
“the animal's left side is its near or nigh
side” [syn:
near(a),
nigh(a)]
3: closely resembling the genuine article;
“near beer”;
“a
dress of near satin”
4: giving or spending with reluctance;
“our cheeseparing
administration”;
“very close (or near) with his money”;
“a
penny-pinching miserly old man” [syn:
cheeseparing,
close,
penny-pinching]
5: with or in a close or intimate relationship;
“a good
friend”;
“my sisters and brothers are near and dear” [syn:
dear,
good]
6: very close in resemblance;
“sketched in an approximate
likeness”;
“a near likeness” [syn:
approximate]
near
adv 1: near in time or place or relationship;
“as the wedding day
drew near”;
“stood near the door”;
“don't shoot until
they come near”;
“getting near to the true
explanation”;
“her mother is always near”;
“The end
draws nigh”;
“the bullet didn't come close”;
“don't
get too close to the fire” [syn:
nigh,
close]
2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for
`nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for
`almost';
“the job is (just) about done”;
“the baby was
almost asleep when the alarm sounded”;
“we're almost
finished”;
“the car all but ran her down”;
“he nearly
fainted”;
“talked for nigh onto 2 hours”;
“the recording
is well-nigh perfect”;
“virtually all the parties signed
the contract”;
“I was near exhausted by the run”;
“most
everyone agrees” [syn:
about,
just about,
almost,
most,
all but,
nearly,
nigh,
virtually,
well-nigh]
near
v : move towards;
“We were approaching our destination”;
“They
are drawing near”;
“The enemy army came nearer and
nearer” [syn:
approach,
come on,
go up,
draw near,
draw close,
come near]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Near
Near
\Near\, prep.
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship
sailed near the land. See the Note under
near, a.
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Near
\Near\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Neared; p. pr. & vb. n
Nearing.] [See
Near, adv.]
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
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Near
\Near\, v. i.
To draw near; to approach.
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A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!
And still it neared, and neared. --Coleridge.
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Near
\Near\, a. [Compar.
Nearer; superl.
Nearest.] [See
Near, adv.]
1. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote;
close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
“As one near
death.” --Shak.
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He served great Hector, and was ever near,
Not with his trumpet only, but his spear. --Dryden.
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2. Closely connected or related.
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She is thy father's near kinswoman. --Lev. xviii.
12.
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3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or
affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
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4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose,
or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
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5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close;
narrow[3]; as, a near escape; a near miss.
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6. Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted
States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near
ox; the near leg. See
Off side, under
Off, a.
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7. Immediate; direct; close; short.
“The nearest way.”
--Milton.
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8. Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.]
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Note: Near may properly be followed by to before the thing
approached; but more frequently to is omitted, and the
adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition.
The same is also true of the word nigh.
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Syn: Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present;
ready; intimate; familiar; dear.
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Near
\Near\ (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne['a]r, compar. of ne['a]h
nigh. See
Nigh.]
1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree;
not remote; nigh.
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My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
--Milton.
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2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
“Near twenty years ago.”
--Shak.
“Near a fortnight ago.” --Addison.
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Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke.
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3. Closely; intimately. --Shak.
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Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region.
To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to.
“Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him.”
--Addison.
Near the wind (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.
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