NEAR
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Near (n&ē;r), adv. [AS. neár, compar. of neáh nigh. See Nigh.] 1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
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My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
Milton.
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2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. “Near twenty years ago.” Shak. “Near a fortnight ago.” Addison.
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Near about the yearly value of the land.
Locke.
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3. Closely; intimately. Shak.
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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.
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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.
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He served great Hector, and was ever near,
Not with his trumpet only, but his spear.
Dryden.
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2. Closely connected or related.
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She is thy father's near kinswoman.
Lev. xviii. 12.
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3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.
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4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version near to the original.
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5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow{3}; as, a near escape; a near miss.
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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.
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7. Immediate; direct; close; short. “The nearest way.” Milton.
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8. Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.]
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&hand_; 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.
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Syn. -- Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present; ready; intimate; familiar; dear.
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Near, prep. Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.
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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.
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Near, v. i. To draw near; to approach.
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A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!
And still it neared, and neared.
Coleridge.
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