near

Plural: nears

Verb

Verb Forms: neared, nearing, nears

• To approach or draw close to something.
• move towards
  • "They are drawing near"
  • "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
• To come closer to; to approach.

Adjective

• Situated at or within a short distance; close by.
• 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"

Adjective Satellite

• 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"
• closely resembling the genuine article
  • "near beer"
  • "a dress of near satin"
• giving or spending with reluctance
  • "very close (or near) with his money"
• with or in a close or intimate relationship
  • "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
• very close in resemblance
  • "a near likeness"

Adverb

• 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"
• (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  • "he nearly fainted"
  • "I was near exhausted by the run"

Adj

• Physically close.
• Close in time.
• Closely connected or related.
• Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
• Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
• So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
• Approximate, almost.
• On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
• Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
• Immediate; direct; close; short.
• Stingy; parsimonious.
• Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

Adv

• At or towards a position close in space or time.
• Nearly; almost.

Prep

• Physically close to, in close proximity to.
• Close to in time.
• Close to in nature or degree.

Noun

• The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
• Kidney.

Examples

• A matter of near consequence to me.
• a near escape
• a near friend
• a near pointer
• a version near to the original
• As the game neared its end, every point became crucial for victory.
• Don't be near with your pocketbook.
• He was near unconscious when I found him.
• His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.
• I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.
• I jumped into the near-freezing water.
• I near ruptured myself trying to move the piano.
• Stay near at all times.
• The deceased man had no near relatives.
• The end is near.
• The near front wheel came loose.
• the near ox; the near leg
• The ship nears the land.
• The triple word score was tantalizingly near, but blocked by a single letter.
• The two words are near synonyms.
• The voyage was near completion.
• There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.
• We're getting near to Xmas.

Synonyms

about, almost, approach, approximate, cheeseparing, close, come near, come on, dear, draw close, draw near, go up, good, most, nearly, nigh, penny-pinching, skinny, virtually, well-nigh, around the corner, citerior, close by, immediate, near, near side, nearby, present, propinquitous, proximate, quasi-

Antonyms

far, distant, far from, off, off side, remote

Related Words

modicum, nearside, nigh, para-

Anagrams of near