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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Near \Near\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neared; p. pr. & vb. n
Nearing.] [See Near, adv.]
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Near \Near\, v. i.
To draw near; to approach.
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A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!
And still it neared, and neared. --Coleridge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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.
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My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
--Milton.
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2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ``Near twenty years ago.''
--Shak. ``Near a fortnight ago.'' --Addison.
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Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke.
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3. Closely; intimately. --Shak.
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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.
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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]
NEAR
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
--Milton.
2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ``Near twenty years ago.''
--Shak. ``Near a fortnight ago.'' --Addison.
Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke.
3. Closely; intimately. --Shak.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Near \Near\, prep.
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship
sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Near \Near\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neared; p. pr. & vb. n
Nearing.] [See Near, adv.]
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Near \Near\, v. i.
To draw near; to approach.
A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist! And still it neared,
and neared. --Coleridge.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
near
adj 1: 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: close] [ant: far]
2: 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)]
3: closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a
dress of near satin"
4: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a
penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing, close,
penny-pinching]
5: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good
friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn:
dear, good]
6: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate
likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: approximate]
adv 1: 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: nigh, close]
2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for
`nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for
`almost'; "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, just about, almost, most,
all but, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh]
v : move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and
nearer" [syn: approach, come on, go up, draw near,
draw close, come near]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
near
Αγγλικά a.
1 κοντά
2 σχεδόν
Αγγλικά adv.
1 κοντά
2 σχεδόν
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ne-ar
Romanian contraction
(contraction of ro ne + ar)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
near
Latin vb.
(inflection of la neō 1 s pres pasv subj)
Latvian vb.
1 (infl of lv neart 2//3 s pres ind ; 3 p pres ind ; 2 s imp)
{qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">2 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv neart 3
s imp)
{qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">3 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv neart 3
p imp)
Yola adv.
never
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Near
n.
(surname: en).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
near
a.
1 Physically close.
2 Close in time.
3 Closely connected or related.
4 Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
5 Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or
rambling.
6 So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
7 approximate, almost.
8 (lb en British in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the
kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
9 (lb en dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (lb en US) on
the left of an animal or a team.
10 (lb en obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
11 (lb en now rare) stingy; parsimonious. (from 17th c.)
12 (lb en programming not comparable) Within the currently selected
segment in a segmented memory architecture.
adv.
1 At or towards a position close in space or time. (rfex: en) <!--
despite other dictionaries giving examples such as "draw
near", "come near", etc., I feel unhappy that
"near" in these cases is truly adverbial. It seems more like
an adjective complement. Note also that "stay near" is (at the
time of writing) given above as an adjectival example. -->
2 nearly; almost.
n.
The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage
etc.
prep.
(senseid en close to) Physically close to, in close proximity to.
vb.
(lb en ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Near
n.
(surname: en).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ne-ar
Romanian contraction
(contraction of ro ne + ar)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
near
Latin vb.
(inflection of la neō 1 s pres pasv subj)
Latvian vb.
1 (infl of lv neart 2//3 s pres ind ; 3 p pres ind ; 2 s imp)
{qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">2 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv neart 3
s imp)
{qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">3 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv neart 3
p imp)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Near
n.
(surname: en).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
near
Latin vb.
(inflection of la neō 1 s pres pasv subj)
Latvian vb.
1 (infl of lv neart 2//3 s pres ind ; 3 p pres ind ; 2 s imp)
{qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">2 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv neart 3
s imp)
{qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">3 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv neart 3
p imp)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Near
n.
(surname: en).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
near
Latina vb.
(la-v-taivm 2 n ear)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
near
Engelska a.
nära
Engelska adv.
nära
Engelska prep.
nära
Engelska vb.
närma sig
From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]near /nˈiə/ 1. aan, by, langs, naby 2. aanstaande, eerskomende 3. naFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
near /nˈiə/ aan, by, langs, nabyFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Near /nˈiə/ قربFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
near //nɛə// //nɪə(ɹ)// //nɪə// //nɪɚ// /[nɪː]/From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]1. почти almost 2. сходен close to one's interests, affection, etc. 3. близък closely connected or related 4. пряк immediate; direct; close; short 5. бли́жен, бли́зък physically close
near //nɛə// //nɪə(ɹ)// //nɪə// //nɪɚ// /[nɪː]/From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]близо at or towards a position close in space or time
near //nɛə// //nɪə(ɹ)// //nɪə// //nɪɚ// /[nɪː]/From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]близо in close proximity to
near //nɛə// //nɪə(ɹ)// //nɪə// //nɪɚ// /[nɪː]/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]приближавам се come closer to
near /nˈiə/ blízkoFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
near /nˈiə/ blízkýFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
near /nˈiə/ nedalekoFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
near /nˈiə/ uFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
near /nˈiə/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]nedaleký
near /nˈiə/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]ger
near /nˈiə/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]gerllaw
near /nˈiə/ bei ([+ dat])From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"near the stadium" - nahe beim (= bei dem) Stadion Synonym: by see: near the, near me
near /nˈiə/ fast, beinahe, beinah, nahezu, schier, meistFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"in almost/nearly all cases" - in fast allen Fällen "Almost/nearly everybody was busy preparing for it." - Fast alle waren damit beschäftigt, sich vorzubereiten. "They were nearly all married." - Fast alle waren verheiratet. "I almost/nearly forgot to tell you about my upcoming trip." - Fast hätte ich vergessen, dir von meiner bevorstehenden Reise zu erzählen. Synonyms: almost, nearly see: almost always, The project came close to failing.