Meaning of 'near' (Webster Dictionary)
- Immediate; direct; close; short.
- Close-fisted; parsimonious.
- At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree;
not remote; nigh.
- Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
- Closely; intimately.
- Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote;
close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or
affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or
rambling; as, a version near to the original.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close;
narrow; as, a near escape.
- 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.
- To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
- Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship
sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
- To draw near; to approach.
Meaning of 'near' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- move towards
Example in sentence:- The enemy army came nearer and nearer;
- They are drawing near;
- We were approaching our destination
Meaning (2):
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
Example in sentence:- a near hit by the bomb;
- a very near thing;
- had a close call;
- his nearest approach to success;
- in the near future;
- near neighbors;
- she was close to tears;
- she was near tears;
- they are near equals
Meaning (3):
- near in time or place or relationship
Example in sentence:- as the wedding day drew near;
- don't get too close to the fire;
- don't shoot until they come near;
- getting near to the true explanation;
- her mother is always near;
- stood near the door;
- the bullet didn't come close;
- The end draws nigh
Meaning (4):
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Example in sentence:- he nearly fainted;
- I was near exhausted by the run;
- most everyone agrees;
- talked for nigh onto 2 hours;
- the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded;
- the car all but ran her down;
- the job is (just) about done;
- the recording is well-nigh perfect;
- virtually all the parties signed the contract;
- we're almost finished
Meaning (5):
- closely resembling the genuine article
Example in sentence:- a dress of near satin;
- near beer
Meaning (6):
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
Example in sentence:- a good friend;
- my sisters and brothers are near and dear
Meaning (7):
- very close in resemblance
Example in sentence:- a near likeness;
- sketched in an approximate likeness
Meaning (8):
- giving or spending with reluctance
Example in sentence:- a penny-pinching miserly old man;
- our cheeseparing administration;
- very close (or near) with his money
Meaning (9):
- being on the left side
Example in sentence:- the animal's left side is its near or nigh side;
- the near or nigh horse is the one on the left
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