near

  • (noun): The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
  • (verb): To come closer to; to approach.
  • (adjective): Physically close.
  • (adjective): Close in time.
  • (adjective): Closely connected or related.
  • (adjective): Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
  • (adjective): Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
  • (adjective): So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
  • (adjective): Approximate, almost.
  • (adjective): (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
  • (adjective): Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
  • (adjective): Immediate; direct; close; short.
  • (adjective): Stingy; parsimonious.
  • (adverb): At or towards a position close in space or time.
  • (adverb): Nearly; almost.
  • (preposition): Physically close to, in close proximity to.
  • (preposition): Close to in time.
  • (preposition): Close to in nature or degree.
  • The ship nears the land.
  • I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.
  • The end is near.
  • The deceased man had no near relatives.
  • a near friend