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English Idioms :: near
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near - See: FAR AND NEAR. |
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Traditional English :: near
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near - adv., prep., adj., & v. --adv. 1 (often foll. by to) to or at a short distance in space or time; close by (the time drew near; dropped near to them).
2 closely (as near as one can guess).
3 archaic almost, nearly (very near died).
4 archaic parsimoniously; meanly (lives very near). --prep. (compar. & superl. also used)
1 to or at a short distance (in space, time, condition, or resemblance) from (stood near the back; occurs nearer the end; the sun is near setting).
2 (in comb.) a that is almost (near-hysterical; a near-Communist). b intended as a substitute for; resembling (near-beer). --adj. 1 (usu. predic.) close at hand; close to, in place or time (the man nearest you; in the near future).
2 a closely related (a near relation). b intimate (a near friend).
3 (of a part of a vehicle, animal, or road) left (the near fore leg; near side front wheel (orig. of the side from which one mounted)) (opp. OFF).
4 close; narrow (a near escape; a near guess).
5 (of a road or way) direct.
6 niggardly, mean. --v. 1 tr. approach; draw near to (neared the harbour).
2 intr. draw near (could distinguish them as they neared). come (or go) near (foll. by verbal noun, or to + verbal noun) be on the point of, almost succeed in (came near to falling). go near (foll. by to + infin.) narrowly fail. near at hand 1 within easy reach.
2 in the immediate future. the Near East the region comprising the countries of the eastern Mediterranean. Near Eastern of the Near East. near go colloq. a narrow escape. near the knuckle colloq. verging on the indecent. near miss 1 (of a bomb etc.) close to the target.
2 a situation in which a collision is narrowly avoided.
3 (of an attempt) almost but not quite successful. near sight esp. US = short sight. near thing a narrow escape. near upon archaic not far in time from. nearish adj. nearness n. [ME f. ON nór, orig. compar. of nÁ = OE neah NIGH] |
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Related Words
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always
earth
asteroid
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point
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dominion
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reflectance
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now
that
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lego
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Most Often Usage
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near her always
near earth asteroid
hotel near cedar point
near death experience
hotel near kings dominion
london hotel near hospital
near infrared reflectance spectrometry
now that you re near
hotel near lax
hotel near lego land
hotel near jfk airport
near east
villa near disney
lodging near disney
hotel near schlitterbahn
hotel near kings island
near island
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