near
adverb
[ nɪə ]
• at or to a short distance away; nearby.
• "a bomb exploded somewhere near"
Similar:
close by,
close,
nearby,
close/near at hand,
not far off/away,
in the neighbourhood,
in the vicinity,
at hand,
within reach,
within close range,
on the doorstep,
within earshot,
within sight,
a stone's throw away,
at close quarters,
alongside,
within spitting distance,
a hop,
skip,
and a jump away,
within sniffing distance,
nigh,
Opposite:
far away,
• a short time away in the future.
• "his retirement was drawing near"
• almost.
• "a near perfect fit"
• nearly.
• "I near fell out of the chair"
near
preposition
• at or to a short distance away from (a place).
• "the car park near the sawmill"
Similar:
close to,
close by,
not far (away) from,
a short distance from,
in the vicinity of,
in the neighbourhood of,
within reach of,
a stone's throw away from,
next to,
adjacent to,
alongside,
bordering on,
adjoining,
abutting,
contiguous with,
within spitting distance of,
a hop,
skip,
and a jump away from,
within sniffing distance of,
• a short period of time from.
• "near the end of the war"
• close to (a state); verging on.
• "she gave a tiny smile, brave but near tears"
• similar to.
• "a shape near to the original"
near
adjective
• located a short distance away.
• "a large house in the near distance"
Similar:
close,
nearby,
not far off/away,
close/near at hand,
at hand,
a stone's throw away,
within reach,
within range,
accessible,
handy,
convenient,
local,
neighbouring,
adjacent,
next-door,
adjoining,
bordering,
abutting,
contiguous,
proximate,
within spitting distance,
• only a short time ahead.
• "the conflict is unlikely to be resolved in the near future"
Similar:
imminent,
forthcoming,
in the offing,
close/near at hand,
at hand,
(just) round the corner,
approaching,
impending,
upcoming,
coming,
looming,
• similar.
• "walking in these shoes is the nearest thing to floating on air"
• located on the nearside of a vehicle.
• "the near right-hand end window of the caravan"
• (of a person) mean; miserly.
Similar:
miserly,
close-fisted,
penny-pinching,
cheese-paring,
ungenerous,
penurious,
illiberal,
close,
grasping,
Scrooge-like,
stinting,
sparing,
frugal,
mean,
tight-fisted,
stingy,
tight,
mingy,
money-grubbing,
skinflinty,
cheap,
tight-arsed,
tight as a duck's arse,
tight-assed,
near
verb
• come near to; approach.
• "soon the cab would be nearing Oxford Street"
Similar:
approach,
draw near/nearer to,
get near/nearer to,
get close/closer to,
come towards,
move towards,
advance towards,
close in on,
verge on,
border on,
get close to,
approximate to,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse nær ‘nearer’, comparative of ná, corresponding to Old English nēah ‘nigh’.
close by
• very near; nearby.
• "her father lives quite close by"
