[
US
/ˈnɪɹ/
]
[ UK /nˈiə/ ]
[ UK /nˈiə/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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giving or spending with reluctance
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man
our cheeseparing administration -
with or in a close or intimate relationship
a good friend
my sisters and brothers are near and dear -
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 -
very close in resemblance
sketched in an approximate likeness
a near likeness -
closely resembling the genuine article
a dress of near satin
near beer -
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
she was close to tears
she was near tears
his nearest approach to success
near neighbors
in the near future
a very near thing
had a close call
a near hit by the bomb
they are near equals
ADVERB
-
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
the job is (just) about done
I was near exhausted by the run
virtually all the parties signed the contract
most everyone agrees
we're almost finished
the car all but ran her down
talked for nigh onto 2 hours
the recording is well-nigh perfect
he nearly fainted
the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded -
near in time or place or relationship
The end draws nigh
the bullet didn't come close
getting near to the true explanation
her mother is always near
don't get too close to the fire
as the wedding day drew near
don't shoot until they come near
stood near the door
VERB
-
move towards
The enemy army came nearer and nearer
They are drawing near
We were approaching our destination
How To Use near In A Sentence
- This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.
- He called the foiled butt "Really juicy and nearly perfect. Physicist Cracks BBQ Mystery
- If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
- We're currently shrinking the size of technology by a factor of 5.6 per linear dimension per decade, so it is conservative to say that this scenario will be feasible in a few decades.
- The opposite change occurs in what are termed fastigiate varieties, where the branches, in place of assuming more or less of a horizontal direction, become erect and nearly parallel with the main stem as in the Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
- Some of his jokes are a bit too near the knuckle for my taste.
- The scene near the Chennai Kaliappa Hospital, on Tuesday was supremely ironical, and drew sharp reactions from tree lovers who were passing by.
- There are some fantastic pubs and inns nearby but you should take advantage of the welcome pack you receive on arrival. The Sun
- I'd say name it except for your second point, that named Wealden brachiosaurids are plentiful and once better material is described, some would near certainly be synonymized. ‘Angloposeidon’, the unreported story, part IV
- The next day Tredias' arm was very nearly healed and needed only the support of a sling.