Definition of Near

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Definition of Near

Near

At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.

Nearly; almost; well-nigh.

Closely; intimately.

Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.

Closely connected or related.

Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.

Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.

So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow; as, a near escape.

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.

Immediate; direct; close; short.

Close-fisted; parsimonious.

Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.

To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.

To draw near; to approach.

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Near Quotations

The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.
Winston Churchill

What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?
Kahlil Gibran

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge.
Napoleon Hill

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
Confucius

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
Confucius

I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near the place.
Steven Wright

The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
George Washington

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation.
Oscar Wilde

If you are far from the enemy, make him believe you are near.
Sun Tzu

I love to go to Washington - if only to be near my money.
Bob Hope

Near Translations

near in Afrikaans is aanstaande, na
near in Dutch is eerstvolgend, aanstaand, komend
near in German is nahe
near in Latin is propter, propinquus, prope, prope
near in Portuguese is perto

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