near
     adj 1: 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"
            [syn: {close}] [ant: {far}]
     2: 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" [syn: {near(a)}, {nigh(a)}]
     3: closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a
        dress of near satin"
     4: giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing
        administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a
        penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: {cheeseparing}, {close},
         {penny-pinching}]
     5: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good
        friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn:
         {dear}, {good}]
     6: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate
        likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn: {approximate}]
     adv 1: 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" [syn: {nigh}, {close}]
     2: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite
        accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for
        `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for
        `almost'; "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" [syn: {about}, {just about}, {almost}, {most},
         {all but}, {nearly}, {nigh}, {virtually}, {well-nigh}]
     v : move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They
         are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and
         nearer" [syn: {approach}, {come on}, {go up}, {draw near},
          {draw close}, {come near}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

NEAR
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