Meaning of near in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

verb

• To come closer to; to approach.

  Example: The ship nears the land.

adjective

• Physically close.

  Example: I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.

• Close in time.

  Example: The end is near.

• Closely connected or related.

  Example: The deceased man had no near relatives.

• Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.

  Example: a near friend

• Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.

  Example: a version near to the original

• So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.

  Example: a near escape

• Approximate, almost.

  Example: The two words are near synonyms.

• (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).

  Example: The near front wheel came loose.

• Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.

  Example: the near ox; the near leg

• Immediate; direct; close; short.

• Stingy; parsimonious.

adverb

• At or towards a position close in space or time.

• Nearly; almost.

  Example: He was near unconscious when I found him.

preposition

• Physically close to, in close proximity to.

  Example: There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun.

• Close to in time.

  Example: The voyage was near completion.

• Close to in nature or degree.

  Example: His opinions are near the limit of what is acceptable.