Near
Definition of near:
part of speech: verb
To approach: to come nearer to.
part of speech: adverb
part of speech: adjective
part of speech: preposition
Close to.
Nearer.
part of speech: adverb
At a little distance; almost; closely.
part of speech: adjective
part of speech: adverb
Nearest.
part of speech: adjective
Nigh: not far distant: intimate: dear: close to anything followed or imitated: direct: stingy.
part of speech: verb
part of speech: noun
part of speech: adjective
Not far distant in time, place, or degree; close, intimate; dear; as, near to my heart; familiar; narrow; in riding or driving, on the left; as, the near horse; direct or quick; as, to go by the near way; mean or stingy.
Usage examples for near:
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I want to be near him...
"Hilda Wade A Woman With Tenacity Of Purpose", Grant Allen. -
We were very near Stires's place by this time.
"The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story", Various. -
It was coming near to Isabel's turn; the Carringtons already were beginning to move; and in a moment or two she rose and followed them out.
"By What Authority?", Robert Hugh Benson. -
Don't let him come near me, please.
"A Maker of History", E. Phillips Oppenheim.