1. (adj)near, close, nigh 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"
2. (adj)near(a), nigh(a) being on the leftside "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side"
3. (adj)near closely resembling the genuine article "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"
4. (adj)cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny giving or spending with reluctance "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
5. (adj)dear, good, near with or in a close or intimaterelationship "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
6. (adj)approximate, near very close in resemblance "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"
7. (verb)approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near move towards
"We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
8. (adverb)near, nigh, close 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"
9. (adverb)about, almost, most, nearly, near, nigh, virtually, well-nigh (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
"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"
Definition of 'near'
