Definitions for the word "near" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. adv.
At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. adv.
Nearly; almost; well-nigh.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. adv.
Closely; intimately.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. adv.
Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. adv.
Closely connected or related.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. adv.
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. adv.
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. adv.
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. adv.
Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near leg. See Off side, under Off, a.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. a
Immediate; direct; close; short.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. a
Close-fisted; parsimonious.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
12. prep.
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
13. adv.
To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
14. v. i.
To draw near; to approach.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
15. adv.
1 (often foll. By to) to or at a short distance in space or time. 2 closely (as near as one can guess). prep. 1 to or at a short distance from (in space, time, condition, or resemblance). 2 (in comb.) Almost (near-hysterical). adj. 1 close (to), not far (in place or time) (my flat''s very near; the man nearest you; in the near future). 2 a closely related. B intimate. 3 (of a part of a vehicle, animal, or road) on the left side. 4 close; narrow (near escape). 5 similar (to) (is nearer the original). 6 colloq. Niggardly. v. Approach; draw near to. come (or go) near (foll. By verbal noun, or to + verbal noun) be on the point of, almost succeed in. Near at hand within easy reach. Near the knuckle colloq. Verging on the indecent. nearish adj. Nearness n. [old norse, originally = nigher: related to *nigh]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
16. slang
mean and stingy.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
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