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near N0040700 (nîr)adv. near·er, near·est 1. To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time: moved the table nearer to the wall; as graduation draws near.2. Just about; almost; nearly: was near exhausted from the climb.3. With or in a close relationship: It turns out we are near related.adj. nearer, nearest 1. Close in time, space, position, or degree: near neighbors; near equals.2. Closely related by kinship or association; intimate: a near relative; a near and dear friend. See Synonyms at close.3. a. Nearly occurring but not actually happening: a near victory; a near disaster.b. Just barely avoided: a near hit by the incendiary bomb.4. a. Closely corresponding to or resembling an original: a near likeness.b. Closely resembling the genuine article: a dress of near satin; near silver beads.5. a. Closer of two or more: Take the near street and then turn right.b. Being on the left side of an animal or vehicle.c. Being the animal or vehicle on the left.6. Short and direct: the nearest route to town.7. Archaic Stingy; parsimonious.prep. Close to: an inn near London.v. neared, near·ing, nears v.tr. To come close or closer to: The plane neared the terminal.v.intr. To draw near or nearer; approach: as the holiday nears.
[Middle English ner, from Old English nēar, from comparative of nēah, close, near.]
near′ness n.near (nɪə) prepat or to a place or time not far away from; close toadv1. at or to a place or time not far away; close by2. near to not far from; near3. short for nearly: I was damn near killed. adj4. at or in a place not far away5. (postpositive) not far away in time; imminent: departure time was near. 6. (prenominal) only just successful or only just failing: a near escape. 7. (postpositive) informal miserly, mean8. (prenominal) closely connected or intimate: a near relation. vbto come or draw close (to)na. the left side of a horse, team of animals, vehicle, etcb. (as modifier): the near foreleg. [Old English nēar (adv), comparative of nēah close, nigh; related to Old Frisian niār, Old Norse nǣr, Old High German nāhōr] ˈnearness nnear (nɪər)
adv.andadj. near•er, near•est,
prep., v. adv. 1. at, within, or to a short distance; close in space. 2. close in time: The new year draws near. 3. closely with respect to connection, similarity, etc. (often used in combination): a near-standing position. 4. almost; nearly: a period of near 30 years. 5. Naut. close to the wind. 6. Archaic. in a thrifty or stingy manner. adj. 7. being close by; not distant: the near fields. 8. being the lesser in distance: the near side. 9. short or direct: the near road. 10. close in time: the near future. 11. closely related or connected: our nearest relatives. 12. close to an original: a near translation. 13. intimate or familiar: a near and dear friend. 14. narrow or close: a near escape. 15. thrifty or stingy. 16. (of a vehicle, single animal, or pair of animals hitched side by side) designating the left as seen from the rider's or driver's viewpoint (opposed to off). prep. 17. at, to, or within a short distance, or no great distance, from: regions near the equator. 18. close to in time: near the beginning of the year. 19. close to a condition or state: to be near death. v.t., v.i. 20. to come or draw near; approach. Idioms: near at hand, a. in the immediate vicinity. b. in the near future. [before 900; Middle English nere, Old English nēar, comp. of nēah nigh] near′ness, n. near close">close1. talking about short distancesIf something is near, near to, or close to a place or thing, it is a short distance from it. When close has this meaning, it is pronounced /kləʊs/. I live in Reinfeld, which is near Lübeck.I stood very near to them.They owned a cottage close to the sea.When near and close have this meaning, don't use them immediately in front of a noun. Instead use nearby. He was taken to a nearby hospital.He threw the bag into some nearby bushes.However, the superlative form nearest can be used immediately in front of a noun. They hurried to the nearest exit.2. meaning 'almost'You can use near immediately in front of a noun to say that something is almost a particular thing. The country is in a state of near chaos.We drove to the station in near silence.You can also use near immediately in front of an adjective and a noun to say that something almost has a particular quality. It was a near fatal accident.The Government faces a near impossible dilemma.You can use near, near to, or close to immediately in front of a noun to say that someone or something is almost in a particular state. Her father was angry, her mother near tears.When she saw him again, he was near to death.She was close to tears.3. talking about friends and relativesYou can refer to someone you know well as a 'close friend'. His father was a close friend of Peter Thorneycroft.Don't refer to someone as a 'near friend'. You can refer to someone who is directly related to you as a 'close relative'. She had no very close relatives.You can also refer to someone as a 'near relative', but this is less common. Be Careful!
Don't confuse the adjective 'close' with the verb close /kləʊz/. If you close something, you move it so that it fills a hole or gap. See close - closed - shutnear
Past participle: neared
Gerund: nearing
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| I near | | you near | | he/she/it nears | | we near | | you near | | they near |
| Preterite |
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| I neared | | you neared | | he/she/it neared | | we neared | | you neared | | they neared |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am nearing | | you are nearing | | he/she/it is nearing | | we are nearing | | you are nearing | | they are nearing |
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| I have neared | | you have neared | | he/she/it has neared | | we have neared | | you have neared | | they have neared |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was nearing | | you were nearing | | he/she/it was nearing | | we were nearing | | you were nearing | | they were nearing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had neared | | you had neared | | he/she/it had neared | | we had neared | | you had neared | | they had neared |
| Future |
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| I will near | | you will near | | he/she/it will near | | we will near | | you will near | | they will near |
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| I will have neared | | you will have neared | | he/she/it will have neared | | we will have neared | | you will have neared | | they will have neared |
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| I will be nearing | | you will be nearing | | he/she/it will be nearing | | we will be nearing | | you will be nearing | | they will be nearing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been nearing | | you have been nearing | | he/she/it has been nearing | | we have been nearing | | you have been nearing | | they have been nearing |
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| I will have been nearing | | you will have been nearing | | he/she/it will have been nearing | | we will have been nearing | | you will have been nearing | | they will have been nearing |
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| I had been nearing | | you had been nearing | | he/she/it had been nearing | | we had been nearing | | you had been nearing | | they had been nearing |
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| I would near | | you would near | | he/she/it would near | | we would near | | you would near | | they would near |
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| I would have neared | | you would have neared | | he/she/it would have neared | | we would have neared | | you would have neared | | they would have neared |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  near - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"approach, draw near, come near, come on, draw close, go upcome, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"come near, approach - come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"drive up - approach while driving; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house"bear down on, bear down upon - sail towards another vessel, of a shipedge in, edge up - push one's way into (a space)close - draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"crowd, push - approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" | | Adj. | 1. | near - 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"nigh, closefar - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" | | 2. | near - 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"nighleft - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream" | | 3. | near - closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin"artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" | | 4. | near - giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"cheeseparing, penny-pinching, skinny, closestingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" | | 5. | near - with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"dear, goodclose - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" | | 6. |  near - very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"approximateclose - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" | | Adv. | 1. | near - 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"close, nigh | | 2. | near - (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"almost, nearly, well-nigh, nigh, virtually, most, about |
nearpreposition1. close, alongside, next to, close by, not far from, adjacent to He drew his chair nearer the fire.adverb1. close to, close by As we drew near, I could see that the door was open.2. almost, about, nearly, close to, virtually, practically, all but, just about, approximately, as good as, well-nigh The picture was near lifesize.adjective1. close, bordering, neighbouring, nearby, beside, adjacent, adjoining, close by, at close quarters, just round the corner, contiguous, proximate, within sniffing distance (informal), a hop, skip and a jump away (informal) The town is very near. Where's the nearest telephone?
close far, removed, remote, distant, out-of-the-way, far-off, far-removed, far-flung, faraway, outlying2. imminent, forthcoming, approaching, looming, impending, upcoming, on the cards (informal), nigh, in the offing, near-at-hand, next Departure time was near.
imminent remote, distant, far-off, faraway3. intimate, close, related, allied, familiar, connected, attached, akin I have no near relations.
intimate remote, distant4. (Informal) mean, stingy, parsimonious, miserly, niggardly, ungenerous, tightfisted, close-fisted They joked about him being so near with his money.nearadverbTo a point near in time, space, or relation:close, closely, hard, nearby, nigh.adjectiveNot far from another in space, time, or relation:adjacent, close, contiguous, immediate, nearby, nigh, proximate.Idioms: at hand, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, within hailing distance.verbTo come near in space or time:approach.Idioms: come close to, draw near to.Translationsnear (niə) adjective1. not far away in place or time. The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near. 接近的 接近的2. not far away in relationship. He is a near relation. 親近的 亲近的 adverb1. to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned. He lives quite near. 在附近 在近处，在附近 2. (with to) close to. Don't sit too near to the window. 靠近 靠近 preposition at a very small distance from (in place, time etc). She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived. 近 近 verb to come near (to). The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing. 接近 接近ˈnearly adverb not far from; almost. nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished. 將近，幾乎 将近，几乎 ˈnearness noun 相近，親近 近，亲近 nearby (niəˈbai) adverb close to here or the place mentioned. He lives nearby; a cottage with a stream running nearby. 在附近 在附近ˈnearside adjective (of the side of a vehicle etc) furthest from the centre of the road. (車輛)靠近馬路邊或人行道的一側 靠人行道的，左边的 ˌnear-ˈsighted adjective short-sighted. 近視眼的 近视眼的a near miss something that is almost a hit, success etc. 差點撞上，差點擊中，差一點就成功 几乎击中，功败垂成 near → 在...近旁zhCN, 近zhCN, 靠进的zhCN- It's very near → 离这儿很近
- The car is near exit number ... (US)
The car is near junction number ... (UK) → 车靠近第....号路口
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near/close to (one's) heart Loved by or important to one.See:- a close thing
- a close/near thing
- a near miss
- a near thing
- as near as dammit
- at hand
- be close to (one's) heart
- be close to/near the mark
- be close/dear/near to somebody's heart
- be near the knuckle
- be near to (one's) heart
- be near to impossible
- close to (one's) heart
- close to/near the bone
- death's door, at/near
- draw near
- draw near to
- far and near
- from far and near
- from near and far
- go near
- go near (someone or something)
- have a near miss
- in the near future
- longest way round is the shortest way home
- near
- near and dear to (one)
- near and far
- near at hand
- near beer
- near enough
- near miss
- near post
- near the knuckle
- near the mark
- near the wind
- near thing
- near to (one's) heart
- near to hand
- near to impossible
- near to one's heart
- near-beer
- nearest and dearest
- not anything like
- not anywhere near
- nowhere near
- nowhere/not anywhere near
- sail close to (near) the wind, to
- sail near the wind
- so near (and) yet so far
- so near and yet so far
- your nearest and dearest
NEAR
NEAR Abbrev. for Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. A NASA mission launched in Feb. 1996. It was the first mission in NASA's Discovery program, the series of projects dedicated to exploring the Solar System. In June 1997 NEAR encountered the asteroid (253) Mathilde before heading for its chief target, (433) Eros. The probe went into orbit around Eros in Feb. 2000, beginning a year-long intensive investigation of the tiny world, the first such examination ever undertaken. In March 2000, NASA decided to rename the probe NEAR-Shoemaker, to commemorate the comet expert Eugene Shoemaker, who had died in 1997. In a series of maneuvers, project scientists brought NEAR-Shoemaker ever closer to Eros and eventually made a surprise last-minute decision to land it. Thus NEAR-Shoemaker became the first human-built object to land on an asteroid. The landing took place Feb. 12 2001. The probe continued to function after landing and transmitted data back to the Earth, including stunning close-up images of the asteroid's surface, for another 16 days.What does it mean when you dream about something very close?If something is very close in a dream, this can indicate that the matter being dealt with in the dream is close to consciousness. The dream also might be drawing on a familiar idiom, such as “nearest and dearest” or a “near miss.” MedicalSeeheartFinancialSeenearbyNEAR
| Acronym | Definition |
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| NEAR➣Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Spacecraft launched 17 February 1996 on a 3-year journey to Eros) | | NEAR➣National Electronic Accounting and Reporting | | NEAR➣National Energy Assistance Referral | | NEAR➣Near East Asian Region | | NEAR➣NorthEast Area Roundabouts | | NEAR➣National Emergency Alarm Repeater System | | NEAR➣Network Event Alert Reporting Network Event Alert Reporting | | NEAR➣Notification Events for Applications in Retail (ARTS standard for interprocess communication) |
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Related to near: Near field, Near Death experiences, Near death, Near Field CommunicationSynonyms for nearprep closeSynonyms- close
- alongside
- next to
- close by
- not far from
- adjacent to
adv close toSynonymsadv almostSynonyms- almost
- about
- nearly
- close to
- virtually
- practically
- all but
- just about
- approximately
- as good as
- well-nigh
adj closeSynonyms- close
- bordering
- neighbouring
- nearby
- beside
- adjacent
- adjoining
- close by
- at close quarters
- just round the corner
- contiguous
- proximate
- within sniffing distance
- a hop, skip and a jump away
Antonyms- far
- removed
- remote
- distant
- out-of-the-way
- far-off
- far-removed
- far-flung
- faraway
- outlying
adj imminentSynonyms- imminent
- forthcoming
- approaching
- looming
- impending
- upcoming
- on the cards
- nigh
- in the offing
- near-at-hand
- next
Antonyms- remote
- distant
- far-off
- faraway
adj intimateSynonyms- intimate
- close
- related
- allied
- familiar
- connected
- attached
- akin
Antonymsadj meanSynonyms- mean
- stingy
- parsimonious
- miserly
- niggardly
- ungenerous
- tightfisted
- close-fisted
Synonyms for nearadv to a point near in time, space, or relationSynonyms- close
- closely
- hard
- nearby
- nigh
adj not far from another in space, time, or relationSynonyms- adjacent
- close
- contiguous
- immediate
- nearby
- nigh
- proximate
verb to come near in space or timeSynonymsSynonyms for nearverb move towardsSynonyms- approach
- draw near
- come near
- come on
- draw close
- go up
Related Words- come
- come up
- come near
- approach
- drive up
- bear down on
- bear down upon
- edge in
- edge up
- close
- crowd
- push
adj not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstancesSynonymsAntonymsadj being on the left sideSynonymsRelated Wordsadj closely resembling the genuine articleRelated Wordsadj giving or spending with reluctanceSynonyms- cheeseparing
- penny-pinching
- skinny
- close
Related Wordsadj with or in a close or intimate relationshipSynonymsRelated Wordsadj very close in resemblanceSynonymsRelated Wordsadv near in time or place or relationshipSynonymsadv (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplishedSynonyms- almost
- nearly
- well-nigh
- nigh
- virtually
- most
- about
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