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  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.
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              He served great Hector, and was ever near,
              Not with his trumpet only, but his spear. --Dryden.
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     2. Closely connected or related.
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              She is thy father's near kinswoman.   --Lev. xviii.
                                                    12.
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     3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or
        affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
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     4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose,
        or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
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     5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close;
        narrow[3]; as, a near escape; a near miss.
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     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.
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     7. Immediate; direct; close; short. ``The nearest way.''
        --Milton.
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     8. Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.]
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     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.
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     Syn: Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present;
          ready; intimate; familiar; dear.
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  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.
  
              He served great Hector, and was ever near, Not with
              his trumpet only, but his spear.      --Dryden.
  
     2. Closely connected or related.
  
              She is thy father's near kinswoman.   --Lev. xviii.
                                                    12.
  
     3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or
        affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
  
     4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose,
        or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
  
     5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close;
        narrow; as, a near escape.
  
     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.
  
     7. Immediate; direct; close; short. ``The nearest way.''
        --Milton.
  
     8. Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.]
  
     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.
  
     Syn: Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present;
          ready; intimate; dear.

  nearest
       adj : (superlative of `near' or `nigh') most near [syn: nighest]
       adv : (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest
             distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death"
             [syn: nighest, closest]

  nearest
     Αγγλικά a.
     (υπερθ near en)
     Αγγλικά adv.
     (υπερθ near en επίρ=1)

  nearest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: near)
     prep.
     closest to.

  nearest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: near)
     prep.
     closest to.

  nearest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: near)
     prep.
     closest to.

  nearest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: near)
     prep.
     closest to.

  nearest
     Englanti a.
     (taivm-superl en near luok=a)
     Englanti adv.
     (taivm-superl en near luok=adv)

  nearest
     Engelska a.
     (böjning en adj near)

  nearest /nˈiəɹɪst/
  eerskomende, naaste

  Nearest /nˈiəɹɪst/
  أقرب

  nearest /nˈiəɹɪst/
  nejbližší

  nearest /nˈiəɹɪst/
  nächstgelegen [einer Sache] , zunächst gelegen  [poet.]
           Note: oft fälschlich: nächstliegend
     Synonym: closest
  

  nearest /nˈiəɹɪst/
  am nächsten, nächst
   see: near, nearer
  

  nearest /nˈiəɹɪst/
  najbliže, najbliži

  nearest /niərist/
  eerstkomend, naast

  nearest /nˈiəɹɪst/ 
  o mais próximo, o mais perto

  
/ˈnɪɹəst/

  adj.最近的

     最近的