Near (IPA: /ˈnɪɹ/)
| Near (adv.) |
At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. |
| Near (adv.) |
Nearly; almost; well-nigh. |
| Near (adv.) |
Closely; intimately. |
| Near (adv.) |
Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. |
| Near (adv.) |
Closely connected or related. |
| Near (adv.) |
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend. |
| Near (adv.) |
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original. |
| Near (adv.) |
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape. |
| Near (adv.) |
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. |
| Near (a) |
Immediate; direct; close; short. |
| Near (a) |
Close-fisted; parsimonious. |
| Near (prep.) |
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a. |
| Near (adv.) |
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land. |
| Near (v. i.) |
To draw near; to approach. |
| Near |
Approximate location – should be used with qualifier P1480 to indicate the source specified a value and explicitly stated that value is close in proximity, but specify no precision information. For example, " born near Dallas" |
| Near |
Fictional character in the Death Note franchise |
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Family name |
| Near Synonyms |
Approximate, Close |
| Near Synonyms |
Artificial, Unreal |
| Near Synonyms |
Stingy, Cheeseparing, Close, Penny-pinching, Skinny, Ungenerous |
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Neighbouring, Neighboring, Hot, Nearby, Close, Adjacent, Nigh, Warm |
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Close, Dear, Good |
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Nigh, Left |
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All But, Most, About, Virtually, Well-nig, Just About, Nearly, Almost, Nigh |
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Close, Nigh |
| Near Synonyms |
Come On, Draw Close, Come Near, Draw Near, Approach, Go Up |
| Near (Last Name / Surname) |
Near is the #16,349 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 1,762 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Near in Spanish is Cerca |
| Tagalog Translation |
Near in Tagalog is Dapit |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "The way you got the time on the island was to find the crocodile, and then stay near him till the clock struck ." “ pg. 88" - Peter Pan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [singing] When I'm not near the girl I love/ I love the girl I'm near!" - Finian's Rainbow (film) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A rose blooms best near death. You're in full bloom, pal!" - The King of Fighters |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A tongue of a fool carves a piece of his heart to all sit near him. (Strauss, 1994 p. 136)" - English proverbs |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Age is no more near than youth To the sceptre and the crown. Vain the wisdom, vain the truth; Do not lay thy rapture down." - George William Russell |
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