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near


  7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Near  \Near\  (n[=e]r),  adv  [AS.  ne['a]r,  compar.  of  ne['a]h 
  nigh.  See  {Nigh}.] 
  1.  At  a  little  distance,  in  place  time,  manner,  or  degree; 
  not  remote;  nigh. 
 
  My  wife!  my  traitress!  let  her  not  come  near  me 
  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Nearly;  almost;  well-nigh.  ``Near  twenty  years  ago.'' 
  --Shak.  ``Near  a  fortnight  ago.''  --Addison. 
 
  Near  about  the  yearly  value  of  the  land.  --Locke. 
 
  3.  Closely;  intimately.  --Shak. 
 
  {Far  and  near},  at  a  distance  and  close  by  throughout  a 
  whole  region. 
 
  {To  come  near  to},  to  want  but  little  of  to  approximate  to 
  ``Such  a  sum  he  found  would  go  near  to  ruin  him.'' 
  --Addison. 
 
  {Near  the  wind}  (Naut.),  close  to  the  wind;  closehauled. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Near  \Near\,  prep. 
  Adjacent  to  close  by  not  far  from  nigh;  as  the  ship 
  sailed  near  the  land.  See  the  Note  under  {near},  a. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Near  \Near\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Neared};  p.  pr  &  vb  n 
  {Nearing}.]  [See  {Near},  adv.] 
  To  approach;  to  come  nearer;  as  the  ship  neared  the  land. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Near  \Near\,  a.  [Compar.  {Nearer};  superl.  {Nearest}.]  [See 
  {Near},  adv.] 
  1.  Not  far  distant  in  time,  place  or  degree;  not  remote; 
  close  at  hand;  adjacent;  neighboring;  nigh.  ``As  one  near 
  death.''  --Shak. 
 
  He  served  great  Hector,  and  was  ever  near  Not  with 
  his  trumpet  only,  but  his  spear.  --Dryden. 
 
  2.  Closely  connected  or  related. 
 
  She  is  thy  father's  near  kinswoman.  --Lev.  xviii. 
  12. 
 
  3.  Close  to  one's  interests,  affection,  etc.;  touching,  or 
  affecting  intimately;  intimate;  dear;  as  a  near  friend. 
 
  4.  Close  to  anything  followed  or  imitated;  not  free  loose, 
  or  rambling;  as  a  version  near  to  the  original. 
 
  5.  So  as  barely  to  avoid  or  pass  injury  or  loss  close 
  narrow;  as  a  near  escape. 
 
  6.  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. 
 
  7.  Immediate;  direct;  close  short.  ``The  nearest  way.'' 
  --Milton. 
 
  8.  Close-fisted;  parsimonious.  [Obs.  or  Low  Eng.] 
 
  Note:  Near  may  properly  be  followed  by  to  before  the  thing 
  approached';  but  more  frequently  to  is  omitted,  and  the 
  adjective  or  the  adverb  is  regarded  as  a  preposition. 
  The  same  is  also  true  of  the  word  nigh. 
 
  Syn:  Nigh;  close  adjacent;  proximate;  contiguous;  present; 
  ready;  intimate;  dear. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Near  \Near\,  v.  i. 
  To  draw  near  to  approach. 
 
  A  speck,  a  mist,  a  shape,  I  wist!  And  still  it  neared, 
  and  neared.  --Coleridge. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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}] 
  7:  (comparative  of  `close')  indicating  the  one  of  two  that  is 
  the  shorter  distance  away  "take  the  near  street  and  ten 
  turn  right"  [syn:  {closer}] 
  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;  "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";  (`near'  is  used  informally  for  `nearly'  as 
  in  "I  was  near  exhausted  by  the  run";  `most'  is  used 
  informally  for  `almost'  as  in  "most  everybody  agrees") 
  [syn:  {about},  {just  about},  {almost},  {most},  {all  but}, 
  {nearly},  {nigh},  {virtually},  {well-nigh}] 
  v  :  move  towards;  draw  closer  to  "We  were  approaching  our 
  destination";  "They  are  drawing  near";  "The  enemy  army 
  came  nearer  and  nearer"  [syn:  {approach},  {come  on},  {go 
  up},  {draw  near},  {come  near}] 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  NEAR 
  National  Electronic  Accounting  and  Reporting 
 
 




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