'NEAR' definitions:
Definition of 'near'
(from WordNet)
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"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" [syn: near, nigh, close]
adverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "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, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh]
adjective
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: near, close, nigh] [ant: far]
adjective
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)]
adjective
Closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
adjective
Giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
adjective
With or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear, good, near]
adjective
Very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: approximate, near]
verb
Definition of 'Near'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. "Near twenty years ago." --Shak. "Near a fortnight ago." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Closely; intimately. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Near'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- He served great Hector, and was ever near, Not with his trumpet only, but his spear. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Closely connected or related. [1913 Webster]
- She is thy father's near kinswoman. --Lev. xviii. 12. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original. [1913 Webster]
- 5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow[3]; as, a near escape; a near miss. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Immediate; direct; close; short. "The nearest way." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present; ready; intimate; familiar; dear. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Near'
From: GCIDE
- Near \Near\, prep. Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Near'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Near'
From: GCIDE
- Near \Near\, v. i. To draw near; to approach. [1913 Webster]
- A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! And still it neared, and neared. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
Acronyms for 'near'
From: V.E.R.A.
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