near

Adjective
  1. Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances (synset 300446553)
    "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"
    tells us about: distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points
    similar to:
    • adjacent - near or close to but not necessarily touching
    • nearby - close at hand
    • warm - of a seeker; near to the object sought
    • hot - of a seeker; very near to the object sought
    same as: close, nigh
  2. Being on the left side (synset 302040963)
    "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
    similar to: left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
    same as: nigh
  3. Closely resembling the genuine article (synset 301578155)
    "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
    similar to: artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature
  4. Giving or spending with reluctance (synset 301116967)
    "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
    similar to: stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)
    same as: cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny
  5. With or in a close or intimate relationship (synset 300454916)
    "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
    similar to: close - close in relevance or relationship
    same as: dear, good
  6. Very close in resemblance (synset 300453905)
    "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
    similar to: close - close in relevance or relationship
    same as: approximate
Adverb
  1. Near in time or place or relationship (synset 400411619)
    "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"
    same as: close, nigh
  2. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished;
    All but (synset 400073433)
    "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"
    same as: about, almost, most, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh
Verb
  1. Move towards (synset 202057865)
    "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
    entail: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
    is a type of: come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
    subtypes:
    same as: approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up
    verb group: approach, come near - come near in time

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