verb
- Move towards.
- usage: "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
adjective
- Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.
- usage: "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"
- Being on the left side.
- usage: "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
- synonyms: nigh
- Closely resembling the genuine article.
- usage: "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
- Giving or spending with reluctance.
- usage: "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
- synonyms: cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny
- With or in a close or intimate relationship.
- usage: "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
- Very close in resemblance.
- usage: "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
- synonyms: approximate
adverb
- Near in time or place or relationship.
- usage: "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"
- Of actions or states. ( slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but)
- usage: "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"
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